Last week was an inflection point in U. S. history. I cannot say how the world will be different now, but I am confident it will.
Those who are familiar with Charlie Kirk’s work and words likely understand the importance of his assassination. The people who do not understand are his political opponents, ideological enemies, or those whose knowledge of him is limited to lies they have heard.
We will have more to say on this and related topics in the days to come. For now, let me ask you to consider one lesson we should learn.
His assassination proves there is one thing the left fears more than anything else: constitutional conservative Christians who can have respectful conversations with people who hold different opinions. We are feared because we are effective.
When people know the facts, and are open to a respectful discussion, minds can be changed. The left fears good will, kindness, and facts more than anything. Most of their political arguments are based on emotion and inaccurate assumptions. Their discussions don’t usually hold up under the light of truth. 0
Survey data repeatedly show the majority of Americans believe in conservative principles like those generally held by Kirk. Most Americans support reducing the size of government, lower taxes, respectful dialogue, secure borders, the welcoming of immigrants who come here lawfully, and don’t approve of grown men showering with their daughters. And he was a proud Christian and an effective apostle. For that he is accused of being an extremist.
The left fears conservative activists who are willing and able to debate the issues of our day in a way that is open, respectful, and successful. They are not worried about the most extreme, fringe conservative activists.
Charlie Kirk is not dead because he was extreme. He was not. Or because he was hateful. He was not. Charlie is dead because he was successful. He brought thousands of young Americans to understand and support our Constitution, nation, the value of the family, and the love of the Lord. Those are the things for which Charlie Kirk lived and died. Any time you want to know who is being effective, and who radical leftists fear the most, look at who they attack. That will tell you everything.
In a presidential campaign, your opponents will tell you where they fear they will lose. Just look at where they are spending their time and money. By the same reasoning, they will tell you who they think is hurting them in the political world. The people who are hurting them are the ones they attack. That simple.
In the case of Kirk, he was such a threat to the leftists that he was murdered. If that doesn’t tell you everything you need to know, you are beyond saving.
What should be our response? Be more like Charlie. We can change this world for the better, starting right now, if we commit to being unafraid to express our opinions, to debate in a way that is civil, factual, and persuasive, and to be willing to listen.
If every conservative patriot woke up tomorrow and did just that, we would change the political future of America, inexorably and positively.
How many of us have the courage to do that?