People, on both sides of the aisle, are expressing sadness and remorse regarding the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Some, incredibly, are trying to blame this on hate speech by Donald Trump. Others even try to blame Charlie Kirk. Many are talking about the need for love, kindness, and forgiveness. This sentiment, while attractive, ignores a critical point. This must stop, and unless we identify the real cause, we can’t hope to fix it.
This reminds me of the liberal left always seizing the day after any crisis involving a gun to demand more gun control. But gun control doesn’t work. In a smaller country, the government can take all guns away from law-abiding citizens. But law-abiding citizens are not the problem. Criminals are the problem, and criminals don’t care about any laws. If guns are available, they will find a way to get them and use them. This means that even if liberals are well-intended, it still doesn’t solve the problem.
One fact, ignored by liberals, is current gun laws that if enforced would reduce gun crime. One is as simple as taking guns away from criminals. In New York City they had a stop and frisk policy, where police could stop someone and frisk them. If they found a gun on someone not allowed to have a firearm, that person was arrested.
That no longer happens because liberals screamed outrage at frisking people who had not committed a crime. Predictably, they blamed racism. They did more than that, liberal prosecutors routinely left people caught with illegal firearms back on the street, often with no bail. The results have been catastrophic. It wasn’t the lack of gun laws that caused this problem, it was the lack of resolve to enforce existing laws.
Liberals would like to pretend that most hate speech comes from Republicans. They argue that it is conservative republicans using rhetoric that results in violence. But they are ignoring something obvious. Conservative Republicans rarely resort to violence. Even the January 6th event was not violent. A few people crossed the line, and they should be punished, but most people were not armed and they didn’t assault anyone. Democrats and the fawning MSM consistently lied about what happened and tried to portray this as the worst act of violence since the Civil War. They desperately needed “some” examples of violence by radical right-wing Republicans, meaning anyone who dare support Donald Trump.
Trayvon Martin is well-known as a victim of racist violence against blacks. But the person who killed Trayvon Martin was not white, he was Hispanic. A jury acquitted him because he clearly acted in self-defense.
George Floyd is portrayed as a victim of violence by racist cops. He was so high on drugs, including fentanyl, that he might have died whether the cops were involved or not. Deliberate distortion of the truth resulted in nationwide rioting egged on by Black Lives Matter (“BLM”). Rioting described as mostly peaceful by CNN while police headquarters, set on fire by rioters, raged in the background.
Michael Brown was shot by a police officer, in self-defense, when Brown charged him. The facts were so obvious that charges against the police officer involved were dismissed because St. Louis Prosecutor Wesley Bell decided that he could not ethically pursue them.
Michael Brown, Trayvon Martin, and George Floyd continue to be used to fuel the movement that demanded violent protests against the police because of alleged systemic racism. If the problem of white cops killing innocent black men is common, why was it necessary to choose these men as the best example of such racism. The obvious answer is that they have nothing better.
Democrats have combined irresponsible and deliberately misleading attacks on Republicans for racism and antisemitism with loud shrieks of outrage demanding action. While there are people, including Donald Trump, who loudly criticize and insult Democrats, I can find few, if any, examples of where this demanded or even supported resorting to violence. On January 6th, Trump, who was legitimately outraged by the obviously corrupt 2020 election results, told the crowd to march “peacefully” to the capital. It was Trump who had authorized use of the National Guard, before the event, to prevent violence. That was ignored by the MSM and instead they continue, to this day, to lie about almost everything regarding January 6th to create the illusion that this was a classic example of violence encouraged by dangerous right-wing radicals.
Sadly, they did encourage people to act, including at least two people who tried to assassinate Donald Trump while he was a candidate for President. They routinely refer to him as a “convicted felon,” who is too much of a threat to Democracy to be allowed to function as President. Liberal judges violate the law and the constitution to issue illegal injunctions designed to prevent him from governing.
It is no surprise that a 21 year-old man, filled with hatred, decided it would be cool to assassinate Charlie Kirk. Conservatives all over the country are legitimately outraged by this senseless act of violence, but there are no reports of violence. Instead, people are gathering for prayer vigils. In Boise Idaho one of these vigils was interrupted by angry liberals. What a remarkable contrast to the violent protests on behalf of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd.
It is no longer possible to keep our heads in the sand and ignore the real threat to democracy. The record is clear regarding who demands violent protest and who does not. Name one Trump rally which resulted in violence. The sole exception occurred on January 6th and, as pointed out previously, Democrats continue to lie about this. The January committee focused on covering up facts.
Incredibly some Democrats and the MSM would have us believe that it is Republicans who are solely responsible for the divisive hate speech that resulted in the assassination of Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk was very forceful and strong about these personal beliefs, but I have seen no examples of him supporting violence. Instead, he did the opposite, saying that violence is never the answer. “When people stop talking, really bad stuff starts… when you stop having a human connection with someone you disagree with, it becomes a lot easier to want to commit violence against that group. What we as a culture have to get back to is being able to have reasonable disagreement where violence is not an option.” Charlie Kirk
This time Democrats have a problem. It is obvious who is and who is not responsible for inspiring the young man who chose to kill Charlie Kirk. It was not the thousands of people who showed up for his rallies. It was instead those who felt so threatened by him that at least some cheered at reports of his death. His supporters responded with prayer vigils. There are no credible reports of reports of violence inspired by his death, even though such outrage would be far more justified than that which followed the deaths of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and George Floyd.
Charlie Kirk was a powerful voice while still alive. With his assassination, he just became a martyr. There are reports of people, all over the globe, responding with prayer vigils in support of Charlie Kirk, his family and “Turning Point.” His death exposed the ugly truth regarding the liberal left, both here and around the world. Even the shooting of Democratic politicians in Minnesota was not inspired by Republican hate speech. The actual motive remains unclear, but there is zero evidence linking this to any conservative group.
Preventing political violence must start with identifying the source. This type of speech is unacceptable by anyone, but it is not equally divided between liberals and conservatives. Most of the violence here, and around the world, sure seems to be coming from the liberal left.
One famous quote is: “the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” We don’t know its exact origin, but it is definitely an accurate statement.
The death of Charlie Kirk has changed the political dynamics forever. His followers are extremely unlikely to resort to violence, which would be the opposite of his message. Instead, he has inspired millions around the world to fix this, not with violence but rather with confronting reality.
It would be great if some of the people who promote violence were held accountable, but that is doubtful. Hopefully, the greater result will be more people recognizing the difference between unsupported shrieks of outrage and legitimate, honest debate regarding critical issues. Nothing will be more damaging to screaming left-wing lunatics with no real solutions than just refusing to be influenced by people who have nothing to say.
“Evil will not have the final word.” Judges 9:56-57
Charles James Kirk (1993-2025)
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