How Radical Democrats Destroyed My Hometown and What It Means for America
The Charlie Kirk Show
Charlie Kirk
4.6 • 65.7K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
On a very personal episode of The Charlie Kirk Show, Charlie walks you through why Chicago is such an important city for the American ethos and why it holds a special place in his heart. All of that makes the detailed analysis he shares after harder to listen to, though. Over the course of a few short years, Democrats and radical activists have taken Chi-Town and turned it into the third-world-country we know today. Charlie walks through how we got here, who is to blame, and why the dividing line of race—weaponized by people like Lori Lightfoot—is a virus set to infect every great American city and institution if we don't stand up to it firmly. One person willing to make a stand, however, is a Democrat Charlie has great respect for. At the end of this episode, he offers surprising praise for a member of the opposing team that you will not want to miss.
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| 0:26.3 | Hey, everybody. Why had America's second city, Chicago? Why is it fallen? Why is Chicago all of a sudden a city that is largely unrecognizable? |
| 0:35.7 | The answer we explore throughout this episode. |
| 0:38.1 | And we also talk about a Democrat that I admire. |
| 0:41.9 | That's right, a Democrat that I admire. |
| 0:44.3 | The Death of America's Second City and a Democrat that I admire here on the Charlie Kirk Show. |
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