Just caught my kid reading Charlie Kirk

[Anonymous]

Kid is a HS freshman. Caught him reading Kirk’s College Scam book. I asked him about it, and he said he is questioning the whole idea of going to college. I am shocked. The plan was for him to always go to college.

[Anonymous]

Imagine a kid asking questions. What have they come to?

[Anonymous]

Insane. MAGA is a disease.

[Anonymous]

So he can read it and weigh if it holds up or not.
Open a conversation about it sometime. Ask child to point out its best arguments and its biggest flaws.
Critical thinking will be good for them. (Not saying Kirk is good, but many perspectives.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So he can read it and weigh if it holds up or not.
Open a conversation about it sometime. Ask child to point out its best arguments and its biggest flaws.
Critical thinking will be good for them. (Not saying Kirk is good, but many perspectives.)

I think this is being way too generous about what a pile of garbage this dude pedals.

However, there is value in reading garbage learning to identify what unstated insecurities, fears, desires is the book trying to hook into, what type of person is drawn to this vs repelled by this, what blatant inaccuracies do you see yet want to pass over, why do some people find this appealing…
Hate and bigotry sells now better to understand why and actively work against than ignore it hoping it goes away.

Look at it as opposition research.

[Anonymous]

Wait til he discovers Bronze Age Mindset

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine a kid asking questions. What have they come to?

I thought they wanted kids to have an open mind.

[Anonymous]

Does he have an elderly sugar daddy like Charlie Kirk did?

How many followers does he have on TikTok?

If your kid is that stupid, maybe college isn't a good fit for him anyway.

[Anonymous]

My wife was cleaning our son's room, lifted up the mattress to make the bed. Found a bunch of Charlie Kirk and Michael Knowles material. Boys will be boys, but this?

[Anonymous]

Just keep talking to your kid. Have them look at more sources of information. Keep the communication open. Don't get mad, just get closer to your own son. He's young and he needs his parents now more than ever.

[Anonymous]

I think it's a good idea to talk about media literacy, sources, and how many authors/influencers don't have your best interests at heart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Imagine a kid asking questions. What have they come to?

Asking questions is good - but falling for a scam artist is not. Perhaps you need to ask questions about Charlie Kirk.

[Anonymous]

My 2 teen sons (DC schools) live Charlie Kirk.

And frankly the more I listen to him, the more I do too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 2 teen sons (DC schools) live Charlie Kirk.

And frankly the more I listen to him, the more I do too.

What are his best arguments about college and what are the biggest flaws in his arguments about college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wait til he discovers Bronze Age Mindset

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