September 14, 2025
Some Thoughts on the Assassination of Charlie Kirk
By Clarice Feldman
If by chance you were unaware of Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University this week, he was a very articulate debater who treated respectfully those who debated him. He espoused views that were perfectly normal -- defending the West, Israel, and Christianity -- enlightenment views which matched those of the Founders and are encapsulated in the Constitution. You may see videos of his debates on the internet. He was skillful at it and had thousands of young followers. Indeed, many consider his successful work a big factor in youth support for the President.
As shocking as the assassination is -- an assassination that took place in the view of his wife and young daughter -- more shocking still was the outpouring online of vitriolic hate for him and support for his murder. There’s an odd juxtaposition in this. Some decades ago, Mao’s CCP encouraged critics of the communist regime to speak up. They were shocked to find out how much disagreement with their policies there was, and the brave (or feckless) ones who believed the Hundred Flowers campaign was a genuine effort to encourage free speech found themselves in prison, re-education camps, or dead.
In a way, I’m reminded of that campaign this week. People -- mostly educators, medical professionals, media members, government employees, and even some acting military and one Secret Service member -- expressed the most repulsive, anti-democratic views in supporting the assassination. They did so in the mistaken belief propagated mostly by teachers, universities, the media, Democrat officials, and celebrities, that these views were anodyne and held by all right thinkers.
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