In the most recent Blocked & Reported, Katie pointed out something out that I thought was helpful: that there were two Charlie Kirks. You can find many videos of Charlie Kirk interacting with college students in a generous, thoughtful and compassionate way. You can also find many examples - some of which you point out in this piece- of Charlie Kirk- on his podcast or in other forums where he was pretty much exclusively with other people on the right- where he wasn’t any of those things. In our polarized world, people on the right are focusing on “College Charlie Kirk” while people on the left are focusing on “Podcast Charlie Kirk”. The more complicated reality is that he was both.
The idea that Groypers are against Israel because of any concern towards Gazans is laughable. Just because not all anti-Zionists are anti-Semites doesn't mean plenty aren't
Shorter: it's not about whether or not you agree with the things someone's saying. It's about whether or not you think they deserve a bullet in the neck simply for saying things.
I've agreed more with your sentiment than I've had with others in this space. And while I think your position is commendable, I found your discussion with the "left-wing podcaster" to be less commendable. Hopefully you rewatched your discussion and understood what some found insulting about your comments: ("I'm gonna learn you something"). Because while I agreed with your position your disagreeable manner immediately put me off.
I actually really liked that discussion and that’s where I heard him first. I love Brie but I did feel like his interjections were refreshing and needed. I felt like he wanted a conversation and she was just demanding that he agree.
I didn't disagree with his argument, I just found some of his comments to be ugh, like the family stuff and the comment I pointed out above as well. But I did agree with his argument more than hers.
In the most recent Blocked & Reported, Katie pointed out something out that I thought was helpful: that there were two Charlie Kirks. You can find many videos of Charlie Kirk interacting with college students in a generous, thoughtful and compassionate way. You can also find many examples - some of which you point out in this piece- of Charlie Kirk- on his podcast or in other forums where he was pretty much exclusively with other people on the right- where he wasn’t any of those things. In our polarized world, people on the right are focusing on “College Charlie Kirk” while people on the left are focusing on “Podcast Charlie Kirk”. The more complicated reality is that he was both.
I think this is a complicated reality with people in general.
The idea that Groypers are against Israel because of any concern towards Gazans is laughable. Just because not all anti-Zionists are anti-Semites doesn't mean plenty aren't
Groypers are definitely a racist group
But you DO have to choose between “words I dislike are violence” and “I don’t want anyone to be killed for expressing ideas I disagree with.”
You owe Briahna an apology dude
Shorter: it's not about whether or not you agree with the things someone's saying. It's about whether or not you think they deserve a bullet in the neck simply for saying things.
I've agreed more with your sentiment than I've had with others in this space. And while I think your position is commendable, I found your discussion with the "left-wing podcaster" to be less commendable. Hopefully you rewatched your discussion and understood what some found insulting about your comments: ("I'm gonna learn you something"). Because while I agreed with your position your disagreeable manner immediately put me off.
I actually really liked that discussion and that’s where I heard him first. I love Brie but I did feel like his interjections were refreshing and needed. I felt like he wanted a conversation and she was just demanding that he agree.
I didn't disagree with his argument, I just found some of his comments to be ugh, like the family stuff and the comment I pointed out above as well. But I did agree with his argument more than hers.
I am glad to agree with you on this.
Walk and chew gum. Time-honored standard.