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Category Archives: Charlie Kirk
Prove Me Wrong: The Hero System of Charlie Kirk
He wears a white shirt with the word FREEDOM across the chest. The courtyard at Utah Valley University holds about three thousand people. He throws red and white caps into the crowd, the way a man throws bread to birds, … Continue reading
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WP: As MAGA embraces Erika Kirk, Candace Owens goes on the attack
The Washington Post reports: “The right-wing influencer launched a video series about Charlie Kirk’s widow that is provoking outrage among conservatives — and raising Owens’s profile.” David Pinsof’s Alliance Theory suggests that human morality and social behavior are not about … Continue reading
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Charlie Kirk, Candace Owens & Israel
Shortly after Charlie Kirk’s murder, I started hearing conspiracy theories that Israel was behind it. That made no sense to me. There were no incentives for Israel to hurt Charlie Kirk. All the incentives for the pro-Israel crowd lay in … Continue reading
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How did Charlie Kirk become so successful?
ChatGPT says: Alliance Theory would explain Charlie Kirk’s success as the result of his ability to insert himself as a central, indispensable node in the conservative coalition network, especially among young people, by strategically coordinating identity, rival maps, and emotional … Continue reading
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How Dare They (For Charlie)
When Charlie Kirk was alive, he was not of interest to me. Now I hear this song, and I get all weepy. What the heck? Why? Breaker This one hurts A young Christian man took a bullet for speaking his … Continue reading
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Charlie Kirk, RIP (1993-2025) 9-21-25
01:00 Charlie Kirk, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Kirk12:00 “This Is What Barack Obama Thought Was the Right Thing To Say?”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6f-pE2tJd2I28:30 Mike Benz on Who Funds Trantifa Terror, Charlie Kirk’s Legacy, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3h8Q1OTBWlM34:00 The Competency Crisis at the CIA, https://lukeford.net/blog/?p=16377039:00 Mark Halperin: Why Charlie Kirk’s … Continue reading
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FP: Why Charlie Kirk’s White Nationalism Resonated With Some Nonwhites Abroad
I never thought about Charlie Kirk while he was alive, but when I think about his assassination, I’m sometimes on the edge of tears. Yet when I read about him, I usually get bored quickly. Only one commentator on Kirk … Continue reading
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How Dare They (For Charlie) (Diesel 1970 Remix)
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The Moralization Of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Most of the commentary I hear is about the relative morality of it, which imparts no value. Your moral assessment depends on your hero system. I want to know about how the world will change. It seems to me that … Continue reading
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Trump Supporters Are Surrounded By Highly Educated Americans Who Want Them Murdered Like Charlie Kirk
Why would it be illogical to understand that everyone who’s called Trump and his supporters fascist wants us murdered like Charlie Kirk? If you truly believe someone is a fascist, you logically want them dead. How many people want to … Continue reading
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