Do they even know what they’re saying? Socrates was so polarizing he was put to death because his opinions were too controversial at the time. (This isn’t to imply the same for Kirk. He’s just an asshole, and he won’t be remembered by history.)
Whether they know or not is irrelevant. They know their brain dead audience doesn’t know anything about Socrates other than “that old Greek guy” and so they can say whatever they want.
Not polarizing, like Socrates…
Do they even know what they’re saying? Socrates was so polarizing he was put to death because his opinions were too controversial at the time. (This isn’t to imply the same for Kirk. He’s just an asshole, and he won’t be remembered by history.)
Whether they know or not is irrelevant. They know their brain dead audience doesn’t know anything about Socrates other than “that old Greek guy” and so they can say whatever they want.
He will likely be remembered in history. In the rising violence section of the mid 2020s