It’s been more than a year since conservative activist Charlie Kirk was murdered in cold blood during an on-campus speaking engagement in Utah. Evidence shows the accused assassin is a radicalized and demented leftist who decided Kirk’s supposedly ‘hateful’ views required a response of lethal violence. Kirk was allegedly killed for his political speech, during his political speech.
We learned this week that the trial for the alleged culprit is not scheduled to begin until June of 2028, nearly two years from now — and almost three full years after the shooting. Kirk’s family released a statement expressing disapproval over the delay, writing that “every additional day without justice prolongs our family’s pain and forces us to wait even longer for accountability.”
It was not the only statement Kirk’s grieving loved ones felt compelled to publish in the past few days.
Comedian Dave Chappelle used the occasion of a comedy show at Madison Square Garden last weekend to observe how Kirk’s killing made him feel good. “Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered — and I shouldn’t say this publicly — but I feel better,” Chappelle said to a mix of laughter and astonishment from the crowd.
“I just be driving around like, ‘Why am I in such a good mood? Oh!’” he added, smirking and mugging for the crowd. Multiple attendees confirmed on social media that the comic didn’t add any mitigating context or humor. He was just flat-out saying that Kirk being shot through the throat puts him in a good mood.
The victim’s widow, who has been put through unbearable torture, including that inflicted by ostensible ‘friends’ of her late husband, once again reacted with disgust:
“To see leftist podcasters, comedians, and commentators laugh about political assassination as though it’s entertainment and the destruction of a human life is a punchline, is beyond disgusting. My husband, Charlie Kirk, was killed in an act of political violence, something our two children and I will live with every day for the rest of our lives.
“A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay. It threatens the very foundation of our country and the principles that hold our democracy together.
“You do not have to agree with someone’s politics to recognize the value of their life. This should not be so hard. Political violence must never be something this country tolerates, excuses, or celebrates.”
Those words should not be the least bit controversial. In a healthy society, they would not be. But they had to be typed out and posted due to the torrent of hideous abuse, mockery, and celebration that has rained down from certain leftist quarters for the last 14 months. The ghoulish phenomenon seems to have somehow escalated lately.
To be clear, it is not an assault on Chappelle’s free expression or comedy to denounce his remarks as repulsive. It is not anti-speech to notice and express revulsion at a prominent left-wing podcast descending into uncontrollable laughter over a snarky online comment suggesting that Kirk’s body should be dug up in order to be shot again.
It is not only understandable but affirmatively correct to be sickened by footage of the America-hating, pro-terrorist streamer Hasan Piker mockingly singing karaoke to a Kirk tribute song during an event, as socialist degenerates in the audience laughed and jeered. The lyric “unafraid to die” drew loud cheers.
Social opprobrium is the appropriate response to the spectacle of a young woman using the occasion of an open mic forum to read a derisive poem lauding the assassination, then declaring herself proud of her actions as her friends egg her on.
The woke “cancel culture” mob never went away, and certainly never reformed. It temporarily and tactically retreated, waiting for the next era of cultural and political supremacy to return with a vengeance.
These people glory in visiting what they call “accountability” upon disfavored targets, bereft of mercy, grace, and reason. Their excesses are countless. Their apparent standards and limiting principles are nonexistent. Their appetite for gleefully meting out punishments is bottomless.
But the moment any consequences, or “accountability,” arrive after a member of their tribe engages in celebrations or taunting over politically motivated murder, they suddenly become free expression champions. These aren’t merely ghouls. These are cynical, lying, pro-violence ghouls.
As referenced above, a healthy society and political movement would utterly reject such depravity. Our society is currently and demonstrably ailing, alas, and so is the Democratic coalition movement, in spite of its recent major electoral gains.
On a closing and more uplifting note, consider the words of Fox News personality Tyrus, who addressed the continued attacks against Kirk on an episode of Gutfeld! this week: “One of the greatest compliments to your life’s work is that your enemies are still fighting you after you’re gone,” he said.
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“Every time they do that, they’ve just inspired another person to go, ‘Who was that man?’ His memory will go on even further by the ones that he made uncomfortable still squirming over him. So, [Kirk’s] family should take that with a grain of sugar instead of salt.”
This may be fairly cold comfort, given what was done to Kirk and his family, but it’s comfort nevertheless.
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[ H/T Washington Examiner ]
