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‘His legacy is cringe’: how Charlie Kirk became a meme among the young – even his supporters (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] mrdown@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

He definitely was successful in brainwashing people. I don't want to minimize dangerous people like him

[–] BoxedFenders@hexbear.net 13 points 15 hours ago

He was absolutely cringe. Just because his rhetoric was dangerous doesn't mean it wasn't also cringe.

[–] FourteenEyes@hexbear.net 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Tyler Robinson already minimized him (allegedly)