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Is anyone surprised that Kyle’s far-right political handlers ensured this particular detail didn’t make it into his book? (See photo) [https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GKEtAA-aoAAWkuS?format=jpg&name=large - Rittenhouse being rejected by the marines for not even meeting the minimum “spell your name using only letters” score]

Regarding his online high school diploma, we had to force him to complete the four years of credits in just ten months, which he did using the “Google machine.”

We invested significant effort to craft the image you witnessed during the trial. We outfitted him in new suits, arranged for his haircut every weekend during the trial, and dedicated over 200 hours to prepare him for direct and cross-examination. We employed the world’s leading jury consultant and conducted extensive research through three mock trials to identify the ideal jurors and the most effective approach for his testimony.

Transforming a middle school dropout who was “angry at the world” with a history of violence and an unhealthy obsession with guns and killing into a respectable young man with a desire for higher education and a promising future was no easy feat.

It was a meticulously crafted facade, which we sincerely hoped he would grow into. Instead, he squandered a full scholarship to study any subject at any university in the country to become a divisive douchebag and antagonize black Americans on college campuses. Kyle failed to learn a single thing. He remains the same uneducated, arrogant, and antagonistic individual, incapable of telling the truth.

Now, he genuinely believes he is the show pony we created and has surrounded himself with sycophants who fuel his inflated ego because they prioritize their political agenda and Christian Nationalist worldview over his well-being.

Despite my efforts to guide him toward a better path in life, the allure of notoriety triumphed over the prospect of putting in the hard work of pursuing an education. Kyle is ill-equipped to offer advice to young people. I regret my role in shaping him into whatever he has become. If I had known what I know now about Kyle’s history, I wouldn’t have been involved.

  • rootsbreadandmakka [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    8 months ago

    I saw this thread earlier but can someone explain to me who this David Hancock guy is? He describes himself as one of the people defending Rittenhouse and curating his image, but his whole profile seems extremely anti-right wing and anti-Trump, not the type of person I’d expect to see on team Rittenhouse. Did he just have like a Peter Daou-like epiphany and recognize his mistake or something? Like who is this guy?

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      8 months ago

      Im not 100%, but articles seem to semi-consistently refer to him as a “family spokesman” rather than exclusively Rittenhouses spokesman, so that might be a clue as to why he isnt a complete MAGA fascist and why he seems to have been the only person not related to Kyle by blood to have expectations in him.