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We Are Charlie Kirk, And We Will Not Be Silenced. | The American Spectator

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We Are Charlie Kirk, And We Will Not Be Silenced. | The American Spectator

Political violence and bloodshed have no place in our society, or so we’ve been told.

That was elected officials’ message when Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) was nearly killed at a congressional baseball practice in June 2017 by a gunman with a Republican hit list. We heard it amid the Christophobic killing sprees at the Covenant School in Tennessee, the Abundant Life Christian School in Wisconsin, and Minnesota’s Annunciation Catholic School, and again when a would-be assassin attempted to kill President Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last year. (RELATED: The Trigger on Charlie Kirk’s Slow-Motion Assassination Was Pulled Before His Birth)

While the carefully scripted condemnations have long since stopped ringing true, they have never sounded hollower than they do now. (RELATED: The Shameless Exploitation of Charlie Kirk’s Murder)

The September 10 assassination of Turning Point USA Founder and CEO Charlie Kirk hit me and countless others harder than we ever could have imagined. The cold-blooded killing of this young, charismatic patriot felt like a gut punch from hell — a personal attack on our country, freedoms, and everything we believe in. And that’s precisely what it was.

According to investigators, Charlie’s assassin engraved his ammo with such messages as “Hey fascist! Catch!” and a reference to “Bella Ciao,” an Italian folk song embraced by left-wing anti-fascist extremists. The suspect — who deserves no name recognition — also reportedly lives with his trans-identifying boyfriend, and has a fascination with so-called “furries.” (RELATED: Furries Are Having a Dangerous Cultural Moment)

While authorities have not officially provided a motive, all evidence points to yet another killing by a radicalized left-wing extremist who cannot tolerate the existence of those with other opinions. This time, however, the usual condemnations and calls to “lower the temperature” were mixed with a more honest response from many on the Left: celebration. (RELATED:  It’s Charlie Kirk’s America Now)

As Charlie’s widow, Erika, struggled to explain to their 3-year-old daughter why Daddy wasn’t coming home (“He’s on a work trip with Jesus”), liberals across the country posted videos of themselves laughing, dancing, and mocking his murder. (RELATED: The Blood of the Martyrs: Charlie Kirk’s Witness and Movement)

What could Charlie have possibly done to invoke such indecency? What was so horrific that the only justifiable response was a public execution? Did he stab a woman on a train? Shoot up a school or a congressional baseball practice? Take aim at the president of the United States?

No. Charlie was not a violent man. In fact, when an older man challenged him to a “gentleman’s fistfight” at a college campus event earlier this year, Charlie refused to engage.

“I would like to think that we are elevated above trying to go have a fight in the streets, or in front of 2,000 people,” he said. “In fact, a mark of civilization is that we don’t have to go to blows or bullets, that we can have discourse and debate.”

Our civilization would appear to be crumbling.

While Charlie was an intellectual giant, he never wielded his words as a weapon. He merely pointed others to the truth, calmly guiding them down the path of reason to a final, logical destination. He fostered civil discourse, reminding college students that it’s OK to disagree. He also encouraged them to think critically, artfully communicating the merits of conservatism and Christianity. (RELATED: Charlie Kirk Is a Casualty of the Cultural Counterrevolution)

In truth, the only threat Charlie posed was his effectiveness. Armed with seemingly encyclopedic knowledge and a wisdom far beyond his years, he could deftly dismantle any argument. With his tireless work ethic and boundless optimism, he inspired a new generation of conservatives and delivered the youth vote for the president he loved. That, ultimately, is what cost him his life. (RELATED: Charlie Kirk: The Last Debater)

Charlie’s final opponent brought a gun to a mental fight. Undoubtedly aware that he could not best Charlie in a debate, he tried to silence him with a bullet instead. But in that respect, the assassin’s plan utterly failed.

As Turning Point USA staffer Brandon Drey noted: “When you kill the messenger, his message becomes immortal.”

Charlie’s life was stolen by this generation’s shot heard round the world, and the spark from that bullet ignited a wildfire that cannot and will not be tamed.

Charlie’s life was stolen by this generation’s shot heard round the world, and the spark from that bullet ignited a wildfire that cannot and will not be tamed. Millions who had never even heard of Charlie Kirk now know his name, his principles, and, most importantly, his God.

“My Bible-believing church was overflowing today,” Turning Point USA contributor and political activist Riley Gaines shared via her X account on Sept. 14.

“No place to park, no empty seats, people waiting in the lobby for the next service. I saw so many people hungry for truth, guidance, and salvation. You have to imagine Charlie is smiling down from Heaven.”

Thousands of similar posts flooded social media over the weekend as users shared pictures of packed pews and their newly purchased Bibles, all pointing to Charlie as their inspiration.

His message also appears to be reaching those of various political backgrounds. At a Sept. 14 memorial service for Charlie in Washington, D.C., Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an independent, said he had seen the impacts of what some have dubbed “the Charlie effect” in his own family. (RELATED: The Role Model Generation Z Needed — Charlie Kirk)

“My 17-year-old niece left for Europe to go to college, and while she was packing, her mother, Amaryllis, my daughter-in-law, noticed she had put a Bible in her suitcase …. Zoe said to her, ‘I want to live like Charlie Kirk,’” Kennedy said to thunderous applause.

Conversations over who will take up the mantle Charlie left behind have already begun. But Charlie was truly in a league of his own — an irreplaceable force not only in the conservative movement but also for God’s kingdom.

Perhaps it’s time that the rest of us who know and value the truth stopped relying on others to lead the charge and stepped up to the plate, together, as individuals. We all have our roles to play in this fight, whether that’s by organizing outreach campaigns, educating the youth about our constitutional freedoms, defending the Christian faith against those who misrepresent it, or simply raising our own children with an unwavering love of God, family, and country. (RELATED: Charlie Kirk Must Now Be Made Immortal)

This is the Turning Point. We are all Charlie Kirk now, and we will avenge his death and eradicate the hateful ideology of the Left in the way he would have wanted: with better ideas.

Samantha Flom is a senior investigative researcher for Restoration News covering life issues.

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