NonilexSep 28, 2025

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What the Public Memory of #CharlieKirk Revealed

For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the #mainstreaming of formerly #extremist views.

By Nikole Hannah-Jones

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/magazine/charlie-kirk-rhetoric.html?unlocked_article_code=1.pU8.xYGk.f_VTKCpgv7OH&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

What the Public Memory of Charlie Kirk Revealed

For those who felt denigrated by his rhetoric, the bipartisan tributes to him as a champion of free speech augured something dangerous: the mainstreaming of formerly extremist views.

The New York Times
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@Nonilex
Just one more reason I'm so disappointed in the Democrats in Congress. Their response to the HRes 719 Kirk hagiography was cowardly and disgraceful. (Kudos to the 58 that voted NO)

And kowtowing to the bigots doesn't appear to win you any votes, see https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/sep/26/labour-reform-uk-nigel-farage-immigration-voters

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK

Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

The Guardian
Sep 28, 2025 at 4:38pmWeb