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Did anyone else not even know who Charlie Kirk was!? (lemmy.zip)

submitted 1 week ago by AshCircuit@lemmy.zip to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Dude, I had never even HEARD of this guy's name prior to his death. What is going on here!? Why are people freaking out. Am I that out of touch?

Even my liberal wife was aware of who this guy was. Was anyone else like me?

I know who Ben Shapiro is. But Charlie Kirk!? This entire time both the left and the right either hates or adored this guy? What are you all surfing on your cell phones!?

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[–] SuperDuperKitten@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Only heard of him when I subscribed to r/ToiletPaperUSA which was a parody to Turning Point USA and learnt tiny bit of what he said but I never gone out my way to research about him as I know Far-Right figures (even the online one) just pissed me off.

I only learnt lot more about him when he died when Liberals on Bluesky pull the "we should debate" and sided with Right-wingers who said it's "The Left" is responsible. Mind you, that's even before we found out both the killer and their political stance which turns out, he's the Groyper (some 4Chan far-right bullshit). Think he killed Charlie as they believe he wasn't Right-wing enough and had for years spread an smear campaign I believe against him.

[–] PrettyFlyForAFatGuy@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

which turns out, he’s the Groyper

do we actually know that yet? everything i've seen so far still has it up in the air

[–] deathbird@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago

Seems highly unlikely at this point. Texts have come out from the Utah police indicating he was in a relationship with a trans person and upset at Kirk's rhetoric. I wouldn't call him ideologically coherent, but also...not a groyper.