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Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway on the Partisanship of Charlie Kirk's Memorial

September 23, 2025 / 01:00

This episode discusses extremism, political violence, and the manipulation of narratives by both the left and right. Key topics include the role of figures like Steven Miller and Charlie Kirk in shaping political events.

The conversation highlights how extremism often seeks an enemy to justify actions and feelings of superiority. It mentions the disappointment in how evidence is cherry-picked to blame opposing sides, which ultimately leads to more violence.

The episode reflects on the spectacle of political events and how they are used for personal agendas, noting that many participants exploit tragedies for their own benefit.

TL;DR

The episode critiques political extremism and the exploitation of violence for personal agendas.

Video

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You know, that's the thing about
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extremism. You try to find an enemy such
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that you feel better about yourself, but
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it's so I just find this also
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disappointing, which she said was very
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moving and you can sort of feel her
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grief. 98% of the capital effort right
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now is going towards trying to
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cherrypick evidence. The left is guilty
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of this, but much less than the right is
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guilty of this. Trying to cherrypick
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evidence that will convince a bunch of
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people that it was the other's fault.
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And the question is, assume you win and
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you convince people that it was either
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the radical right or the radical left's
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fault. All that does is get more
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violence.
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Violence is actually the point. If you
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listen to Steven Miller, it was a
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spectacle. It was meant to be a
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spectacle. They were selling merch. It
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was a culture event. It was a political
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event. It was weird. And so, I think
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very few people there did not take an
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opportunity to use Charlie Kirk's death
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as something to their own agenda or
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advantage.
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[Music]

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Episode Highlights

  • The Nature of Extremism
    Extremism seeks an enemy to feel superior, but it only breeds more violence.
    “Violence is actually the point.”
    @ 00m 37s
    September 23, 2025
  • Spectacle of Politics
    Political events have become cultural spectacles, often exploited for agendas.
    “It was meant to be a spectacle.”
    @ 00m 40s
    September 23, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Cherrypicking Evidence00:15
  • Cycle of Violence00:34
  • Exploitation of Tragedy00:50

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