Kirk is being posthumously celebrated by much of the mainstream press as a noble sparring partner for center-left politicians and pundits. Meanwhile, the very real, very negative, and sometimes violent impacts of his rhetoric and his political projects are being glossed over or ignored entirely.
The way they are sane washing this dude on NPR is wild too hear! They literally said “CK, known for being a skilled debater…” I felt sick. Like let me debate high schoolers and then call me skilled!