I’ll be out and about this morning. I’ve done a bit of reading about Charlie Kirk and it has me beginning to wonder whether his assassin will ever be found. For the sake of the country I hope the killer is found. However …
The development of Kirk’s views over time as he apparently grappled with hard truths—especially hard for him given his background—raises concerns about who was coming to fear Kirk’s influence over his audience, which was mostly younger people of a conservative bent. The outpouring of hate from the usual leftist suspects—”traditional” Progs for the most part—was to be expected. The outpouring of mourning from others of the usual suspects—from Trump to Netanyahu—is, well, disquieting. Kirk seemed to be heading in directions that the conventional “conservative” establishment would not have welcomed. At the same time, the antiwar left—increasingly vocal and important on the Dem side—would probably have thought twice before wishing him dead.
All in all, it’s a bit hard to wrap one’s head around this tragic event in America. The longer the killer is unaccounted for, the more worrisome this is. Am I getting into conspiratorial territory? I dunno. Maybe that’s where we are as a nation.
Sorry if this has been posted--just got back:
https://x.com/robbystarbuck/status/1966171454728532204
One of the disturbing aspects to this Kirk assassination is that only one shot was fired. Usually lefty/sexual deviant shooters keep pulling the trigger. The single shot suggests only one target rather than undifferentiated rage. Which is why I asked, Who feared Kirk. Speculative, I know.
I am not greatly familiar with Kirk’s views though I mostly associated what I knew of them with more traditional conservatism (support for Israel and MAGA). He did have a way to present his views without the vitriol and ad hominem attack. He was a good man and leaves behind a wife and two children.
His death has me wondering what’s next. Violence solves few problems and usually creates more. But how do you fight those who are interested in destroying you without using violence? Ask the Israelis. The tit-for-tat mentality inflames the passion and the killing and destructive tendencies and in the end everyone is worse off than before. Every escalation brings more violence and so many innocents are slaughtered in the name of defense of one’s nation.
The Bible tells us to overcome evil with good. How?
I’m still processing this event and wondering what is in store for this country.