More Thoughts on the Kirk Murder

I wanted to share two and a half years of follow -up thoughts on the murder of Charlie Kirk and everything that happens in his wake.

We are now seeing a growing campaign of valuation of Kirk, including many non -partisan media and certainly everyone in the conservative movement contributes. Many of his opponents are transported with this. At the same time, you have the most extreme members of the right calling for violent and / or legal remuneration against the “left” on the basis of nothing. As usual, the appeal is led by none other than the President of the United States. Yesterday, we noted that political violence and terrorism are the antithesis of civic or liberal democracy. Because of this, civic democrats have the greatest interest in opposing it. But most of the question is that we oppose civic violence targeting anyone whatever their belief, whatever the qualities of the person. This applies to everyone. We do not need to raise someone or claim that they were something that they should not express our opposition to the political assassination. And we shouldn’t. Kirk was a hyper-aggressive supporter who recommended many deeply retrograde beliefs. It’s just a fact. Let us not claim the opposite. His murder is both deeply bad and a disaster for the country.

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