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[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 108 points 4 weeks ago

Charlie's only shot ar college was to debate new adults with a decade worth of adulthood less than he. He debated with a 10 handicap.

[-] Botzo@lemmy.world 85 points 4 weeks ago

Charlie's only shot at college

Recent circumstances suggest he got one additional shot.

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[-] Almacca@aussie.zone 19 points 4 weeks ago

Funny how he'd never 'debate' actual educated adults.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 15 points 4 weeks ago
[-] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 29 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Came across a few posts saying he was a compelling debator.

Saw the post of him debating on school lunches. At one point, in response to being asked if he supports free school lunches, he calls the student stupid and says there is not a single child starving in America.

If this is what we consider compelling debate we're cooked.

[-] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 4 weeks ago

He died doing what he loved, dodging questions.

[-] ICastFist@programming.dev 8 points 4 weeks ago

I imagine the majority of his "compelling debator" façade came from careful editing of the videos

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[-] harmbugler@piefed.social 40 points 4 weeks ago

Laura apparently wants her supporters to end up like Charlie Kirk.

These arguments always remind me of this quote from The West Wing: "Education is the silver bullet. Education is everything. We don't need little changes. We need gigantic revolutionary changes. Competition for the best teachers should be fierce. They should be getting six-figure salaries. Schools should be incredibly expensive for government and absolutely free of charge for its citizens, just like national defense. That's my position."

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 37 points 4 weeks ago

The shooter was in trade school to be an electrician…

[-] bear 6 points 4 weeks ago

And Loomer has a bachelor's in broadcast journalism, for what that's worth.

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[-] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 30 points 4 weeks ago

ah, yes, a shining example

don't go to college, because if you don't, you'll definitely become a mouthpiece for fascists making millions of dollars until you're publicly assassinated because somebody got sick of your hateful shit and stopped you from spreading it

[-] chatokun@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 4 weeks ago

Technically, they were upset he wasn't hateful enough, iirc.

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[-] ceph@lemmy.world 29 points 4 weeks ago

Laura Loomer is certifiably insane.

[-] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 weeks ago

She looks so normal though, that's the trap.

[-] InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

She looks so normal though

This is a perfect lie because no doctor will come out and say they worked on her.

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[-] el_twitto@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago

...and look where he is now...

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[-] grimoire@lemmy.zip 21 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Why is the bottom tweet acting like Charlie Kirk was some paragon of intelligence? Ah yes, we must defend colleges because this random guy didn't go to one.

Also, aren't the students the ones funding colleges in the first place? What funding would be getting taken from them?

[-] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

Conservatives think all colleges would have to shut their doors without government grants and program funding. They ignore the fact that many of the college systems are some of the most wealthy companies (because they ARE companies) in the nation

[-] vzqq 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Which is also a travesty. But it insulates them from government somewhat.

Also: the government grants they got was for stuff like “trying to cure cancer” and “experimenting to figure out better battery chemistry”. You gotta be a fucking idiot to stop doing that because they aren’t deferential enough to you.

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[-] Thorry@feddit.org 18 points 4 weeks ago

What has ever happened to George to make him so fucking based. It's as if he was hit with the based stick at some point in his life or something like that.

[-] troybot@midwest.social 26 points 4 weeks ago

His early childhood was spent imprisoned in an internment camp for Japanese Americans during WWII. There are probably other factors but seems like that would play a big part.

[-] SynonymousStoat@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

If you don't already know, you should look at his life story, the man has lived through a lot in his life time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Takei

[-] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 11 points 4 weeks ago

What has ever happened to George to make him so fucking based

Birth, probably.

[-] victorz@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Education. Just like Neil deGrasse Tyson. Super based dude.

[-] lemmyseikai@lemmy.world 11 points 4 weeks ago

Japanese internment.

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[-] dan69@lemmy.world 18 points 4 weeks ago

And look where that got him..

[-] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago

Lol I was about to say "do you want to be like Charlie Kirk?"

[-] driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 17 points 4 weeks ago

Wasn't Kirk rejected for some fancy military academy? Bet he compared himself with Hitler.

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[-] nonentity@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 weeks ago

A healthy, well educated population which feels safe and secure is incompatible with, and toxic to, conservative and authoritarian ideologies.

They need you to be sick, stupid, and scared.

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[-] lack@lemmy.world 15 points 4 weeks ago

Here's my montage: Came from a super conservative catholic Republican family, grew up a republican twat kid. Went to college. Loathe Republicans now.

[-] Chais@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 weeks ago

Exactly what they're afraid of.

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[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 14 points 4 weeks ago

I mean, no one educated should be on Twitter.

Seriously. Do people not understand 'don't feed the trolls'?

[-] suicidaleggroll@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

"Don't feed the trolls" sounds great in theory, and for your own personal sanity it makes sense. Unfortunately ignoring people like this doesn't make them go away though. Instead, the lack of any pushback to their vitriol and lies just pulls in even more people and makes their message stronger.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

You can push back.

Just not on their turf.

If you were in Nazi Germany, would you push back in a forum personally set up by Hilter to make you look like provocateur then cut you off? No. That would be stupid, and even worse, validates the platform with your presence.

You go somewhere else. And bring people with you.

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[-] octopus_ink@slrpnk.net 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I think George Takei gets a pass. He's there as a warrior, buddy. (edit ok but not alex cole who is that guy lol, and I forgot that's George's bluesky account. I'll just shut up now. slinks away)

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[-] olbaidiablo@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 weeks ago

Long term it's a failing strategy. You need an educated populous to keep a technological edge or you'll be surpassed. They are guaranteeing that China wins in the end.

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[-] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Laura Loomer, you worthless hack, it says right on Charlie’s Wikipedia page that he dropped out.

[-] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 13 points 4 weeks ago

Fucking hell this woman, a month ago she was saying he was a traitor and now he is a public hero? Every single day she lowers her humanity bar more to new depths I didn't know was possible. I am pretty convinced she is just trying to increase her visibility via rage baits.

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[-] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago

Optional offense but I am not trying to end up like him...

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 10 points 4 weeks ago

Charlie Kirk didn't go to college.

No but he did die at a University.

[-] smeenz@lemmy.nz 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

He never wanted an education, but at least someone gave him a good shot at college.

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[-] Harvey656@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Yeah! Charlie Kirk didn't go to college, and look how he turned out! Lol.

[-] 9point6@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Learnin' leads to earnin'

And not a yearnin' for concernin' spurnin'

[-] 13igTyme@piefed.social 8 points 4 weeks ago

My favorite example is Tim Pool. Dumb ass dropped out of elementary school. It was a light-bulb moment for me and helped explain this dumbass backwards "logic"

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[-] YurkshireLad@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 weeks ago

Can someone ask her why she went to university if she wants to defund them and tell people not to go. Do as I say, not as I do?

[-] Embargo@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 weeks ago

Is Charlie Kirk doing really well now?

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[-] TowardsTheFuture@lemmy.zip 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Just find a 50 year old man willing to groom you and you too don’t need college just like Charlie Kirk!

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

So basically don‘t go to college, you‘ll get shot anyway? Is that the message they‘re trying to convey?

I had a relative spouting off on Facebook about how Kirk's death was [somehow] the fault of "liberal universities".

I wasn't involved in this "conversation" because I don't use Facebook and I try to avoid talking to idiots. But I was told that when questioned, they could not explain which universities are the "liberal" ones, which ones offer courses on how to perform assassinations as part of their curriculum, why the US isn't just running rampatant with would be assassins, or how they managed to arrive at their fucking stupid conclusion.

[-] Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca 6 points 4 weeks ago

And it got his ass shot. What line are you trying to draw here you insufferable disgrace of a fetid pancake?

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