My parents are avid watchers of the PBS News Hour and this is exactly how that show was portraying Kirk. My parents were all “oh this is terrible that he was murdered”, but fortunately they’ve started learning about the things Kirk actually said from other news sources. PBS News Hour is not at all what it used to be (when it started out as the MacNeil/Lehrer Report) and a quick glance at their list of corporate sponsors makes it crystal clear why not.
My parents are avid watchers of the PBS News Hour and this is exactly how that show was portraying Kirk. My parents were all “oh this is terrible that he was murdered”, but fortunately they’ve started learning about the things Kirk actually said from other news sources. PBS News Hour is not at all what it used to be (when it started out as the MacNeil/Lehrer Report) and a quick glance at their list of corporate sponsors makes it crystal clear why not.