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The anger came as the Lake County Commission considered a proposal, which ultimately got unanimous approval, to rename a stretch of road as the Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway.

The majority of public commenters at the Tuesday meeting opposed the plan, including resident Gavin Brown, who argued the county should name roads after local figures who had served the community like veterans or law enforcement, such as Bradley Link, a sheriff’s deputy who was killed last year.

“Wouldn’t it be more suitable and ideal to have a memorial to honor someone who fought to serve and protect us, have a true Lake County resident who was a brave American hero?” Brown said.

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[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 144 points 3 days ago (2 children)

What in the actual fuck is wrong with people. Kirk was literally nobody.

[–] plateee@piefed.social 47 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They're doing the Wessel to Kirk - using a relatively unknown person's death as a unifying figure of propaganda and white-washing.

[–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 11 points 3 days ago

The Wheezle! Propaganda, buuuuuuuuuudddddddy.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

The Carotid-Wessel.

[–] SalaciousBCrumb@lemy.lol 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Americans have always been into their cult of personality. You see it every time with their presidents, they’re rabidly pro their guy.

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 11 points 3 days ago

Apparently tribalism and jingoism are the core American traits. It's astonishing how strongly.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, but at least people (generally) know who a President is. This guy was just a random wingnut influencer. Seriously, how many people even know who the fuck he was before he was shot?

[–] Seleni@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

You’d be surprised; he was a big influence on the younger MAGAts and pulled a lot of dumb kids to their cause.

I suspect the big tour he was doing was part of a project to groom him to take Trump’s place as the leader of the MAGA cult once the orange menace kicked the bucket.

He had about the same kind of charisma and the skill to make himself sound smart and successful to dumb people.

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I mean, quite a few online people know who Catturd is, too. I'd be asking the same question if someone were to murder him as well - do we really need to Ronnie Raygun either Catturd or Charlie Kirk?

[–] mitch@piefed.mitch.science 40 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Y'all, the denial of power happens on every possible level. We gain power with every single Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway sign that gets "accidentally" knocked down with a car bumper. Or every Charlie Kirk Memorial Highway offramp sign that gets suddenly redesigned overnight with a can of black spray paint. Deny them quarter on every single front.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 days ago

Where I come from, it's more traditional to shoot highway signs. In Kirk's case, it also seems somehow more fitting.

[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I really hope they don't shoot up the memorial signs

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

One bullet in the sign would just make it more accurate

[–] Ironfist79@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Cordless angle grinders are cheap.

[–] username123@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We really need to do something about all the surveillance cameras.

Paintball guns or any other remote delivery method, if it's close to the ground you can then just bash it with something heavy and if it's high up it won't get fixed because city maintenance doesn't want to allocate the lift truck to it.

[–] DrPop@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Steal the signs

[–] Buffalox@lemmy.world 54 points 3 days ago (1 children)

USA is not a country anymore, it's become an insane asylum.

[–] Xaphanos@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

At least in an asylum you can follow the rules and get out to live somewhere else.

[–] C4551E@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago

Not after they Make Asylums Great Again

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 35 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Charlie Kirk does not need streets named after him.

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 3 days ago

I'm reminded of how residential areas often have streets with themes. Like all of the streets are named after birds or after fables or something.

"Just turn right on Joseph Goebbels Lane, then take a right on Rush Limbaugh Blvd, then take a right on Bill O'Reilly Ave, and finally take a right on Charlie Kirk Cir. Yup, that's right. My house is right in the center of the swastika."

[–] czarcasm@kbin.earth 57 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This road will now become a public bathroom.

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 19 points 3 days ago

Its Florida after all, so it probably already was

[–] masterofn001@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 days ago

Remember what his and others of similar ilk's hateful followers do to a simple rainbow crosswalk.

There's a whole road for ~~antifa~~ profree to work with.

[–] iamdefinitelyoverthirteen@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

We all need to cross out Charlie on all the signs and write in James T.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

James T Kirk is fictional and still deserves infinitely more statues than Charlie

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What the fuck is wrong with people?

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

A handful of assholes got into power with the help of a shitload of idiots, and an incredible number of them live in Florida

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 21 points 3 days ago

Fuck your feelings