September 17, 2025
When Racists Write Charlie Kirk’s Obituary
By J.B. Shurk
Because leftists have largely controlled the print and broadcast news institutions in the United States for the last century, they have long exercised a kind of monopoly in rendering public judgment on the recently departed. In obituaries and news stories, leftists tell us who lived good or bad lives. It is no surprise that the lives of leftist fellow travelers are often assiduously scrubbed and polished so that the public might be persuaded to grieve their passing, whereas the lives of non-leftists are banged up and tarnished so as to dissuade the public from following in their footsteps.
In this way, Islamic terrorists are described as “austere religious scholars.” Weather Underground bombers and cop-killers are transformed into civil rights heroes. Serial adulterers and misogynists are extolled as “defenders of abortion rights.” Yet prominent conservatives and libertarians are routinely memorialized as “controversial,” “divisive,” “hateful,” “racist,” or “dangerous.”
This ignoble tradition has continued following the assassination of Charlie Kirk. In news stories that frame Charlie’s opinions and speeches as the proximate cause of his murder, America’s pre-eminent news publications scarcely disguise their intended message: He had it coming. It is disheartening to see a good man being defamed when he can no longer defend himself from those who abuse him. For leftist news media, character assassination must always follow political assassination. Those who dare to challenge leftist orthodoxy in life cannot be permitted respect or grace in death.
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