Charlie Kirk might be a martyr to you, that’s your reality. It is pointless to compare Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King and Charlie Kirk lived many generations apart. The issues Americans experience today have many differences than what Americans were going through when Martin Luther King was giving speeches and marching for justice. If they lived at the same time they would have been at odds.
Children in the 1980’s including myself growing up in America at public school learned that Martin Luther King was a great man who led many people, black and white away from oppression. Martin Luther King led with words of love, care and respect for Americans. Martin Luther King was considered an enemy to a smaller number of Americans who were focused on racism and segregating white and black communities in United States. MLK was assassinated and the assassin was never caught. It is a mystery to this day who the assassin was.
Charlie Kirk’s messages were controversial in that they were considered divisive to many Americans. While Charlie Kirk certainly had a following of Americans that included Americans who support the current POTUS Trump, many Americans were troubled and disturbed by the messages Charlie Kirk shared. The person who assassinated Charlie Kirk was brought to justice within several days. The assassin acted alone and had psychotic tendencies. The assassin was not left or right in the political spectrum. He was a deranged individual and danger to others.
It’s early in the days after Charlie Kirk was assassinated. It’s early to tell what impression Charlie Kirk’s legacy will leave on Americans. Certainly, there will be Americans who praise what Charlie Kirk said as well as Americans who saw Charlie Kirk a hate filled racist bigot. The records of Charlie Kirk’s debates are online for you to peruse and come to your own decision about who he was based on what his words make you think or feel.
Recently the Government hosted a large memorial ceremony for Charlie Kirk in a stadium in Arizona. While many Americans attended and tuned in, many Americans purposely avoided the memorial. Charlie Kirk was that divisive in the sense that many Americans felt threatened by the words he said, and many Americans felt encouraged. Charlie Kirk is deceased; his words are available to listen to in history records that won’t be forgotten any time soon.
I never went to Charlie Kirk’s debates. I watched several minutes of his debates when I scrolled to his platform unknowingly. Charlie Kirk’s messages didn’t motivate me. Charlie Kirk’s words in debate irked me and made me feel uncomfortable. I stopped watching his debates after a few minutes. I don’t mourn Charlie Kirk. I do respect the right for the deceased to rest in peace and for his widow and children to live in peace.
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