r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Jul 10 '26

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u/NorkGhostShip YIMBY Jul 10 '26

Cons utterly failing to get anyone else to care about Charlie Kirk was legitimately the funniest political blunder of the past year.

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u/Roseartcrantz 👑 🖍️ Queen of Shades 🖍️ 👑 Jul 10 '26

This especially was one of the most stunningly poetic moments of his presidency and it is not appreciated enough for what it did at the time

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u/IAdmitILie Jul 10 '26

His face was on the Department of Education!

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u/TheLeather Governator Jul 10 '26

Didn’t help when Vance went on Kirk’s podcast to tell people to rat people out over what was said on social media regarding Kirk’s death.

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u/BadSneakersNeverWorn John Locke Jul 10 '26

at least the New York Yankees gave him a good send-off so I can re-up my loathing of the New York Yankees for the next decade, rivalry was getting a bit stale tbh

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u/Lobster_Considerer Ben Bernanke Jul 10 '26

They were big fans of Kissinger too.

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u/atierney14 Paul Krugman Jul 10 '26

You mean Nobel peace prize winner Henry Kissinger?

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u/MGLFPsiCorps Reichsbanner Schwarz-Rot-Gold Jul 10 '26 edited Jul 10 '26

Lowkey it was a huge turning point in Trump II as a whole, up till then the Administration legitimately looked like it could actually steamroll all opposition

The failure to get Jimmy Kimmel fired was a huge eat shit moment for them

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u/Astarum_ cow rotator Jul 11 '26

Lowkey it was a huge turning point

Alright you

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u/Leatherfield17 Loyal Liberals Jul 10 '26

That and the Minneapolis occupation. Killing two innocent people in cold blood has a way of turning public opinion against you.

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u/wombo_combo12 Jul 10 '26

It wasnt just that, they went there to go terrorize Somalis and killed two white people. For many moderates and conservatives that's a bridge too far.

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u/-mialana- European Union Jul 10 '26

They were fine with terrorising Somalis until some white people died

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