And stop calling the killer a "shooter". He is and will forever be the "murderer". TD
Kirk's murder was meant to silence conservative voices through intimidation and violence. Instead, it's created a political martyrdom that's energizing the right while exposing the left's tolerance for political violence when it serves their purposes.
"The assassination of Charlie Kirk has become a defining moment in American politics, and not just because of the tragedy itself. When Tyler Robinson gunned down Kirk last week at Utah Valley University, he didn’t just take a life; he exposed a shocking reality: Some on the left celebrated the attack. That reaction has now triggered what’s being called the “Charlie Kirk effect,” a historic wave of Democrats abandoning their party and joining the GOP.
"The numbers tell the story better than any pundit could. According to a report from The New York Post, across states like Florida and New Mexico, voter registration offices are reporting unprecedented surges in people switching from Democrat to Republican. These are Americans who watched the left's reaction to Kirk's murder and decided they'd seen enough.
“ 'I’m switching parties to protest. I understand that the right also has certain character flaws, but it doesn’t culminate in sympathy for political violence,” said Sheilfer Zepeda, a 31-year-old avocado farmer and software entrepreneur from California, reacting to Democrats celebrating the assassination. “Attempted assassinations of presidential candidates, public executions of healthcare CEOs and political influencers seems to be in line with what leftists want.”
"Zepeda further analyzed his old party. “After all, in revolutionary socialist doctrine, political violence is necessary and justified, which is why we see so many people trying to intellectualize these assassinations in the first place. I just simply cannot align with the direction things are going in.”
"Christopher Elton, a restaurant manager from Bucks County, Pa., said Kirk’s death “definitely encouraged” him to register as a Republican last week.
“ 'There’s more peace on the right compared to the left. And I’m almost embarrassed for voting left in my life,” he said. “I was always more of a policy voter than party affiliated. I slowly moved toward faith and religion and Jesus, and learned a lot through Charlie Kirk. He wasn’t argumentative. He brought you facts. If he was wrong, he’d be the first one to say it.” . . .