Charlie Kirk memorial happening Sunday in Arizona; Erika Kirk to speak
The legislators struggle to approach hateful political rhetoric following the assassination of Kirk
In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, a debate on political rhetoric and its impact on the recent ways of political violence took the installation of Capitol Hill and across the country.
While the Republicans and Democrats have condemned political violence of all kinds, their opinions vary on the quantity of inflammatory political rhetoric plays a role. Some Republicans have accused the rhetoric of the left of promoting an “culture of assassination” on the left, while the Democrats accused the Republicans of attacks against freedom of expression.
A member of the Congress, representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Dn.y., tried to direct the conversation towards the control of firearms as opposed to rhetoric that the cause of the increase in political violence.
“This is not just what happened to Charlie Kirk.
But the representative of the Firebrand GOP, Nancy Mace, Rs.C., has not chopped words on those who continue to foment hatred for conservatives suffering from inflammatory rhetoric.
“We must shame these people of polished society, shame them with existence. They must be dismissed from their work. They put lives in danger,” said Mace. “They deny that they celebrate the political assassination and the murder of Charlie Kirk, but they are liars. They taste themselves between the teeth.”
The legislators on both sides of the aisle called on the others to “lower the fire” following the assassination of Kirk.
