Why are so many South Koreans in support of Charlie Kirk?
Not exactly South Korean politics related unless you've been living under a rock, I'm pretty sure you're aware of what happened yesterday to Charlie Kirk. He was a pretty big American right-wing political activist and media activist who was also very pro Trump. Days before his death, he even debuted his conservative message in South Korea and received a lot of love.
By no means is his assassination justified. He was murdered cold blooded in front of his wife and children and people who are treating his assassination as a gotcha moment or trying to justify are absolutely fucking disgusting. No one should ever be killed for their political opinions
But upon seeing a lot of posts on social media from a lot of my Korean friends and peers, I have a really hard time understanding why people are making him out to be some kind of saint who was a good person. I mean, he had held some ultra RW, fascist views and went around college campuses spreading white nationalist, christofascist propaganda and all of that should absolutely be acknowledged. Are Korean people this clueless?
Posted Sep 13, 2025, 10:55 PM UTC