Charlie Kirk's Legacy
Following are some quotes from Charlie Kirk. collected and reported on Buzz Feed.
“Following His Death, These 14 Quotes, Thoughts, And Beliefs From Charlie Kirk Are Going Viral.”
Charlie Kirk’s own words when it comes to gun control: ”I think it's worth it. I think it's worth to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year, so that we can have the Second Amendment.”
And so he was one of those casualties.
On the subject of empathy Kirk said: "I can't stand the word empathy, actually… "I think empathy is a made-up, new age term that does a lot of damage.”
On the subject of black people Kirk said: ”They were actually better in the 1940s. It was bad. It was evil. But what happened? Something changed. They committed less crimes.”
When asked about a hypothetical situation that if his ten year old daughter were raped and pregnant, what would become of the pregnancy. His answer: "The answer is yes. The baby would be delivered.”
On the issue of trans gender, Kirk said: "A man who calls himself trans is wearing 'woman face,' no different than I would wear Black face trying to be a Black person. It's assuming an identity that isn't yours."
On his radio show, Kirk not only said that Joy Reid, Michelle Obama, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Ketanji Brown Jackson are "affirmative action picks”…. “Black women do not have brain processing power to be taken seriously. You have to go steal a white person’s slot.”
After Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce announced their engagement, Kirk fantasized about Kelce making Swift "more conservative" and begged the pop star to "submit to her husband.” About women submitting to their husbands: “This is something that I hope will make Taylor Swift more conservative," he said. "Engage in reality more… Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.”
Kirk said, “Gun control, like vaccines and masks, is focused on making people feel ‘safe’ by taking freedoms away from others. Don’t fall for it.”
Following the tragic January collision between an American Airlines plane and a Black Hawk Army helicopter, Donald Trump suggested diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts were at fault. Kirk added to this, saying: "If I see a Black pilot, I'm going to be like, 'Boy, I hope he's qualified.’"
Following the release of an NBC poll illustrating the difference in priorities between Gen Z'ers — which showed that Gen Z women who voted for Kamala Harris see having a fulfilling career as a marker of success — Kirk said, "Democrat women want to die alone without children.”
Kirk repeatedly spread misinformation surrounding the death of George Floyd, who experts say died from an officer applying a knee to his neck. Instead, Kirk, who is not a medical examiner and did not examine Floyd's body, said his death was caused by “overdose."
Kirk’s view on retirement: He wanted to raise the age of retirement, and didn't think people should retire at all. Kirk said: ”Now, I will say that for future retirees, people under the age of 45, we should absolutely raise the retirement age. I'm going to say something very provocative. I'm not a fan of retirement. I don't think retirement is biblical," he said. "You say, 'Charlie, I'm just gonna retire and I'm just gonna go golf.' I think, what a waste of the gifts that God has given you.”
During Pride Month, children's show host Ms. Rachel, aka Rachel Griffin-Accurso, wished followers a happy Pride and responded to subsequent backlash by quoting the Bible and expressing the importance of loving every neighbor. In response, Kirk attempted to cite the Bible to prove a point about his anti-gay views, but he ultimately misquoted a mixture of passages from Leviticus 18:22 and Leviticus 20:13. He said, "Thou shall lay with another man, shall be stoned to death. Just saying... The chapter...affirms God's perfect law when it comes to sexual matter."
In a so-called debate with a college student played on NPR, Kirk declared that he did not believe in democracy.
In closing, I wish to state that I am against assassinations and killing and war, though I have to admit while feeling sympathy for his children and wife, I do not feel much for Kirk, who not only represented the antithesis of what I believe this country should be, he heavily influenced others along that path.
One final note: Kimmel’s comments—much more generous than mine—were not disrespectful of Kirk at all, but were against Trump and MAGA. Kimmel had sent an Instagram condolence to Kirk’s wife some days before the show aired. He said:
“Instead of the angry finger-pointing, can we just for one day agree that it is horrible and monstrous to shoot another human? On behalf of my family, we send love to the Kirks and to all the children, parents and innocents who fall victim to senseless gun violence.”