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SWBTATTReg

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8. I never heard of him...that's my 2 cents and from what I just found out about him, reaffirms my

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Wed Sep 17, 2025, 01:37 PM

Sep 17

desire to not know such a person. Part of which is him, his beliefs, and the rest (mostly) is that I don't need to have yet another person tell me what to believe, what to do, another (horrors!) influencer. I've have had by far, too many idiots (especially w/ tRUMP and crowd) tell us what to do, to think, to anything). It's getting really old.

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What College Students Really Think of Charlie Kirk [View all] applegrove Sep 17 OP

So...he was speaking at places he wasn't liked leftstreet Sep 17 #1

I asked my daughter about him. Dulcinea Sep 17 #2

Extremely important context senseandsensibility Sep 17 #3

"Only 30% said they agreed" is not an encouraging data point... CoopersDad Sep 17 #4

Nationwide, in an environment where college is becoming trade school for the business class? Prairie Gates Sep 17 #5

Exactly. There was a time most college students wouldn't even admit to knowing someone like Kirk. Silent Type Sep 17 #6

He set it up to look like something it wasn't Johnny2X2X Sep 17 #7

doesn't make sense Quazie Sep 17 #13

I never heard of him...that's my 2 cents and from what I just found out about him, reaffirms my SWBTATTReg Sep 17 #8

I wonder about Non college people of the same age? GusBob Sep 17 #9

His target audience was non-college young males Johonny Sep 17 #10

What percent think it is creepy that a 30+ year old man tries to spend so much time RockRaven Sep 17 #11

This is after the fact. ananda Sep 17 #12