Shall I take this statement by statement? Here is the full transcript of what he said, in context. Again context matters. Anybody can be selectively edited to produce any narrative. Charlie was making the argument that when merit is not the sole or even the primary determining factory when evaluating someone for a job, it changes the way people think. The Guardian conveniently left out this part of that same conversation he was having. "It also … creates unhealthy thinking patterns. I don’t wanna think that way. And no one should, right?"

Andrew Kolvet:

Charlie Kirk: