Can you explain why if you are one of those people who don’t like Charlie Kirk?

[Anonymous]

What did he say or do that turned you off?

[KostasKouvalis]

His lying, hypocrisy and contradictions.
If he said, "'I'm hear to convert you to a Christian nationalist", I would respect him more honestly. But instead, he claimed to be promoting dialogue and free thought, when in reality, he wanted to convert people to HIS ideology. I've never once seen him change his stance after having a debate.

Some guy said he's a Christian and his girlfriend isn't and asked him what to do, and Charlie straight up told him to convert her to Christianity.

Another time, he was critizing a black girl for supporting black only dorms, then a few weeks later he told a Mexican that diversity is bad and everyone should live with their own kind.

He was also arguing with a girl the power doesn't really lie with the people, when that's exactly how it is.

[BonzoInBitburg]

I don't dislike him but his accomplishments are overly exaggerated in an effort to turn him into a saint and a martyr for Trump. He was just an angry white guy who made his living arguing with college kids. His tactics didn't change any kids minds, he was only there to embolden young conservatives by promoting being divisive against liberal academia. He might've been a decent guy buy his legacy is being tainted by those who are attempting to gain from his murder.

[AI Opinion]

With Charlie Kirk, a lot of people are turned off less by one single quote and more by his style and patterns.

He often uses very simplified, combative talking points about complex issues like race, gender, and college culture, sometimes spreading misleading or out-of-context stats. The way he frames young people, LGBTQ+ issues, and “liberals” feels intentionally inflammatory rather than thoughtful, so it comes across as performative outrage more than sincere, nuanced debate. 🎭

[abc3643]

He was a young naïve underinformed hypocritical hate monger who proselytized under a guise of civility.

After he died, the NY Times (as did many others) summarized his positions since, frankly, he wasn't that important and most people, like me, didn't even know who he was or had even heard of him until his assassination.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/us/charlie-kirk-views-guns-gender-climate.html

Where Charlie Kirk Stood on Key Political Issues

Here are some of the activist’s stances on climate change, immigration, gun control and other issues.

By Ashley Ahn and Maxine Joselow
Published Sept. 11, 2025
Updated Sept. 21, 2025

As one of the most influential right-wing activists in the United States, Charlie Kirk shaped much of the hard-right youth movement on key political issues.

Mr. Kirk founded Turning Point USA, a political organization designed to rally young conservatives. He was answering questions about transgender politics and mass shootings from students at Utah Valley University this month when he was shot and killed.

Here are some of the issues Mr. Kirk focused on and where he stood:

Gender Identity
Mr. Kirk appealed to conservative Christians who feared the growing acceptance of the L. G. B. T. Q. community in the United States. He was critical of gay and transgender rights and the separation of church and state.

He encouraged students and parents to report professors whom they suspected of embracing what some on the right refer to as gender ideology.

In 2021, he founded TPUSA Faith, which “exists to unite the church around primary doctrine and to eliminate wokeism from the American pulpit,” according to its website.

Gun Control
Mr. Kirk was a strong supporter of gun rights.

At a 2023 event by TPUSA Faith, a division of Turning Point USA, he defended the Second Amendment as a critical means to “defend yourself against a tyrannical government.” He said it would be impossible to avoid gun deaths in a society with an armed citizenry, but he believed the benefits of gun rights outweighed the costs.

“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 to protect our other God-given rights,” he said.

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Mr. Kirk said the way to reduce gun violence was simple: Put guns into the hands of more Americans.

“If our money and our sporting events and our airplanes have armed guards, why don’t our children?” he asked.

Race
Mr. Kirk believed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a destructive force in American politics, calling its passage a “mistake” that he said has been turned into “an anti-white weapon.”

He also blamed the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the law and was highly critical of the slain civil rights leader, calling him an “awful” person. Mr. Kirk said he desired a colorblind society but blamed the veneration of Dr. King for what he saw as America’s fixation on race.

Mr. Kirk was also a staunch opponent of affirmative action and was highly critical of the Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, calling her a “diversity hire” who wasn’t qualified to serve on the highest court.

His repudiation of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, known as D. E. I., stretched to comments many denounced as racist. In 2024, he said, “If I see a Black pilot, I’m going to be like, ‘Boy, I hope he’s qualified.’”

In 2021, while delivering a speech in Mankato, Minn., Mr. Kirk called George Floyd — the Black man whose murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020 provoked a broad racial justice movement — a “scumbag” who wasn’t worthy of the attention.

Antisemitism
Mr. Kirk was repeatedly accused of antisemitism, including by fellow conservatives.

He was a proponent of “replacement theory,” a once-fringe conspiracy theory positing that Jews are trying to replace white Americans with nonwhite immigrants. That ideology motivated the gunman who killed 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018.

Mr. Kirk also accused Jewish philanthropists of fomenting anti-whiteness by supporting liberal antiracism causes like the Black Lives Matter movement.

“The philosophical foundation of anti-whiteness has been largely financed by Jewish donors in the country,” he said on his show in 2023.

Not long after, he accused Jews of controlling “not just the colleges — it’s the nonprofits, it’s the movies, it’s Hollywood, it’s all of it.”

Allies of Mr. Kirk often sought to defend him against accusations of antisemitism by citing his support for Israel. Mr. Kirk defended Israel’s actions in Gaza. After his death, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel mourned him as “a lionhearted friend of Israel” who “stood tall for Judeo-Christian civilization.”

Islam
Mr. Kirk called Islam a danger to the United States, railing against what he saw as the religion’s “conquest values" that “seek to take over land and territory.”

“America has freedom of religion, of course, but we should be frank,” he said in April. “Large dedicated Islamic areas are a threat to America."

Leading up to the mayoral primary in New York City, he paired a mention of Zohran Mamdani, who is Muslim and won the Democratic nomination, with references to Al Qaeda and 9/11, seeking to connect him with that terrorist attack. The social post drew accusations of Islamophobia.

“America’s largest city was attacked by radical Islam 24 years ago, and now a similar form of that pernicious force is poised to capture city hall,” Mr. Kirk said of Mr. Mamdani on X in June.

The Sept. 11 attacks were a formative experience for Mr. Mamdani, who was a child at the time and, along with many New Yorkers, was profiled as an “other” because of his religion, he said in an interview with The New York Times. At the same time, he said it was important to honor the memories of those that were killed and added that he would be thinking of the victims and their families on Thursday, the 24th anniversary of 9/11.

Free Speech
Mr. Kirk was a self-declared supporter of free speech and Turning Point USA was known for its free speech advocacy.

The group was known for placing giant rubber beach balls on campuses and invited students to write comments on the balls in a symbolic way of exercising their free speech rights. Mr. Kirk also invited students to debate him, supporting “reasonable disagreements.”

In several instances, Mr. Kirk has used the First Amendment to sue universities that tried to block his presence. Critics have argued that Mr. Kirk’s promotion of free speech was tinged with hypocrisy, pointing to Turning Point USA’s “Professor Watchlist,” in which students were asked to list professors with leftist positions.

Climate Change
Mr. Kirk frequently dismissed concerns about climate change, even as polling showed that young conservative voters prioritize the issue. He said incorrectly that there was no scientific consensus on global warming.

He also rejected the idea that climate change posed an existential threat to humanity, describing it as “complete gibberish, nonsense and balderdash” in December 2024 to members of Turning Point UK, the British offshoot of Turning Point USA.

Last month, Mr. Kirk’s podcast featured Energy Secretary Chris Wright, who has called global warming “not incredibly important.”

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THIS:

“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 to protect our other God-given rights,” he said.

Remember that and this:

The last word he ever uttered was "violence" and that's exactly how he died. His death was one of the "some gun deaths every single year". I'm not happy he was assassinated, but I wonder how he would feel knowing he protected the Second Amendment by taking a bullet and bleeding out to death. You can see it here:

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[Chazmatazz269]

All lies. You hide behind willful ignorance. That makes you the hypocritical hate monger.
I defy you to find one complete video that supports that bullsh*t.

[Ariesman81Nshiiit]

In his own words
https://youtu.be/Syjz-u_21h0?is=ItlpGVH3676o5T1h

[AMS700CX4u2]

In all fairness, I had no idea who he was until he was assassinated. Truthfully I only saw him in part of a video where he was in a religious debate with a young man. He was justifying his stance utilizing the old testament. His adversary we citing the works of Jesus which Kirk seemed to be ignoring. Kirk appeared to be "bulldozing" he spoke loudly and did not allow his adversary to speak. From what I know from debating, bulldozing or domineering a debate is something that a team does when the have lost the debate and will not accept the decision. I do not dislike the late Charlie Kirk perhaps if he had lived longer he would have become better at debating. Just because you speak loudly and don't allow your opponent an opportunity to respond does not mean what you say is the truth.

[Chazmatazz269]

It has been said that how you say something is just as important as what you say. Look up the Mehrabian “7/38/55 rule”.
There were times when i feel like Kirk was a little disrespectful or obnoxious. Those impressions usually came from early clips. He got better at managing the tone of his message with experience, and i never felt like he was unnecessarily aggressive when i watched complete videos. His demeanor was most often justified by the pompous nature of his dissenters’ approach to any given conversation.
He also makes some points that really can’t be fully justified in the face of the right questions. I would have loved to have a conversation with him about some of his thoughts. Unfortunately, someone stole that opportunity from me and others like me.
Charlie Kirk’s assassination is a scar on liberalism that they should never live down.

[Agape93]

Thinks women should abandon their education and careers to follow a "godly man", regardless of what her dreams are in life.

Thinks abortion should be banned, even in cases of rape or incest, even if it involved forcing actual children to give birth.

Thinks adoption is good, but should be only done for traditional christian families.

Thinks IVF is wrong because it goes against his version of "pro life".

Thinks gay marriage, or gay relationships, should be banned as morally destructive.

[Lliam]

I wasn't a follower. I don't pay attention to the opinions of "influencers".

1. I'm not a Christian, so his Christian values shtick turned me off.
2. I support women's rights.
3. He was married to a two-faced, gold digging, Zionist whore.

[strateguy632]

he agreed to stop funding israel. that is discrimination since we give to everyone else. but i agree with him in the big picture.

[jshm2]

I do not like incompetent fools like kirk.

He did nothing more than stomp on the minds of native kids trying to learn about the world.

[FrodoSkywalker007]

Good question.
Most people who hate him have no idea what he has said

[FreyaRed]

Completely indifferent for me. But his widow is a clown.

[msc545]

I don't like Charlie Kirk because he preached hatred. I forgive him for that, of course, and I'm sorry he got killed, but I didn't like what the man had to say.

[Alex-Snow]

I never heard of the guy until he was shot. So I neither like or dislike him.

[canamlusciouslad73]

I'm black and KKKirKKK was a white supremacist !!!

[MrChinaski]

Too soon. Show him some respect.