I have been watching the media frenzy following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. I have seen the awful social media posts from the Left celebrating his murder. I have seen a number of the MSM being fired for their support of his murderer. A couple of teachers here in New Hampshire have found themselves in hot water for expressing much the same thing, their continued employment in our schools being reviewed.
Some of those on social media have tried to paint Charlie’s murderer as a disgruntled Republican, which his is not. Disgruntled, maybe. Republican, no. He’s been radicalized by the Internet, supporting Antifa and more radical LGBTQ+ viewpoints.
But the one thing Charlie Kirk’s murder has done is unleashed outrage and a growing movement to continue his work. That’s just the opposite of what his killer (and his supporters) intended. Where on Charlie Kirk stood, there were hundreds. Then thousands. And there are more every moment. His widow is continuing his work. So are many others as they will not let his message disappear.
So many who celebrated his murder saw him as some kind of monster, not because he was one but because they didn’t like his message. He would debate anyone, spend time discussing a wide range of topics, but always framing his replies in line with his conservative beliefs. He challenged those who disagreed with him to “Change My Mind”. He didn’t preach. He debated. He was respectful. And he changed minds, something too many of his opponents didn’t like. He appealed to the younger generation, something else the Left couldn’t abide.
And someone decided the only way to stop was to silence him...by murdering him.
However, it has had just the opposite effect as more people are putting themselves out there, to challenge the Left to change their minds, to show people that the Left has run out of ideas and have abandoned many of the ideals that made America the great nation it is.
A violent act has “awoken a slumbering giant and filled him with a terrible resolve.”
I am Charlie Kirk.
