After Charlie, no excuses

American Thinker ^ | 12 Sep, 2025 | J.B. Shurk

[MtnClimber]

The assassination of Charlie Kirk has changed everything. In the thousands of articles that have already been written about his murder and in the millions of social media posts that have flooded the internet since his death, it is obvious that this historic event has profound meaning for America and the rest of the world.

With the corporate news media’s active assistance, the targeted assassination attempt of an entire softball field of Republican lawmakers eight years ago was transformed into an artificial kumbaya moment celebrating bipartisanship in D.C. When President Trump escaped a similar assassination attempt last year by a fraction of an inch, the propagandists in the press blamed the Republican nominee for his “divisive” rhetoric.

That’s what the political left has done for over a century: Those pushing the Marxist revolution across the West justify their own violence while persecuting others for their speech. Leftist-globalists despise free speech. They will kill you for speaking your mind.

Charlie’s assassination clarifies this dreadful reality in a way that past acts of leftist violence and murder have not. Why? Because he was the best of us: noble, articulate, compassionate, and willing to welcome anyone into the fold, Charlie’s virtuous nature was undeniable. He never raised a hand against his political adversaries. He disarmed opponents with reasoned debate, sincere empathy, compelling argument, and beautiful words. Words were Charlie’s weapon of choice, except he never used them to hurt others. He spoke in ways that could break through the veils of ignorance imprisoning the human mind. His words liberated people. And the demons on the left killed him for it.

Killing this lamb from Jesus’ flock has forced even those who would prefer to remain blind to open up their eyes and see. All over the internet, leftists are celebrating Charlie’s murder.

[Skooz]

Rings a bell.

[goodnesswins]

What did “cheering man” say? Have not seen anything.

[RummyChick]

Here is how I know. I am stunned at how many people are getting fired. I can’t remember a time when I have seen this

Last night office depot made their PR move and fired ONE person. The question remains why weren’t both people fired that blocked a prayer vigil poster.

Was the fat black female protected or the flock of seagulls weird guy or girl. I am guessing black girl didn’t get fired.

[FlipWilson]

I know one thing there is no longer and excuse for. Republican voter not showing up for each and every election (off year or special) has to end.

[LouAvul]

No. I'm not interested in anything you say. You're dishonest. You're a liberal. Whether you parade an 'R' or a 'D' you're still a liberal. And liberals are phonies. Dishonest.

That's the tragedy re FR, viz. it's become so inundated with stinking liberals/libertarians that you people think you mesh with conservatives.

You do not.

[caddie]

Where in history are we that this event seems to be making such great waves?

Charlie was the most articulate advocate for faith in God, conservatism, Western civilization, the Constitution, local, state, and Federal law. The concept of taking your OWN LIFE seriously. He was the archetype Good Guy. Top down, all the right things.

Communists, Rats, and Moose Limbs hate all of the above, one by one, from local, state, and federal laws (which they ignore and replace) to conservatism, to Western civilization, and to the Almighty. They actively hate all of the above. They also hate the concept of a serious and valuable life, their own included. They are nihilists. They try to negate, ridicule, and destroy everything nice and serious about life. This makes them boring, stupid, depressing to be around, and basically no fun.

The World, and America, have given Communism (the worldwide format that embodies their beliefs the best) a good try, since about 1820. A good shakedown cruise. A fair chance at home plate. There have been whole countries and empires that ruled using Communism, and some still hobble along (Russia, China, and some on the African continent and of course the whole Middle East minus Israel). They are either fading or not progressing at all, and all their people are trying to escape to the US.

Commies, Rats, Moose Limbs: We here in America are DONE with your philosophy. We don't like your sickness, your crimes, and your nihilism, and almost no one among your groups does either. Give it up! It's clear that your thrashing, wretched, attempts to keep it going are hopeless.

Until you do though, we will educate ourselves about your tactics and call you out when you try them:

Tactical projection and lying. This is when you call Trump a fascist when YOU are the fascists. This is when you call others liars when YOU are the liars. THIS is a very effective technique and works even when the guy on the receiving end knowss he's being lied to. Don't ask me why.

Murder and abortion. To us normals this is a big no-no. For you guys, it's A-OK. Our side needs to start grokking this, and fast.

Sexual assault, child molestation, soulless porn, mutilation of children. All of these are A-OK with you. They are reprehensible to us.

Taking other peoples' stuff, even taking all of it: A-OK with your side. It is odious to us.

Summary: You all (it's OK to lump you together) are backwards and uncivilized. You are a thousand years in the past. And even if you could time travel back a thousand years, they people back then would soon size you up and have your numbers as the losers you are. You would be despised by them. You are despised by all normals now. You will always be losers.

Sorry for the long rant. -c

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes fool its exclusive to one party. Republicans aren’t and never have run around fomenting violence on the left. Its always been a one way street because that’s what communism is.

[DoodleBob]

The problem in this context is that of specificity.

Republican and Democrat is nothing more than a box you check on a form. Sure, there are some underlying beliefs and views, but it’s hardly in the DSM-V.

Better specificity is achieved with conservative, liberal, socialist, and libertarian. But even then, there are blurred lines. Indeed, Pew documented that far left progressives are actually lily white. Nearly seven-in-ten Progressive Left (68%) are White adults, making this group less racially and ethnically diverse than the other Democratic-oriented groups.

Yet, these chiefly white folks hold extremist views not JUST on race…

…but on a plethora of matters. Indeed, this lot holds more extreme views overall than those held by more racially-diverse Dem groups.

Even on FR, there are factions and sub-factions: vaxxers, anti-vaxxers, “deep state moles,” people who want to empower the fed govt to do X when Trump is in power but think it was a Bad Idea when Jill was in charge. Soft bigotry is more visible nowadays.

Now, certainly, the widespread and vestige-infused celebratory reactions to Kirk’s assassination on Bluesky, Academia, MSLSD, and related loser platforms from despicable human beings is noted. It’s a matter for research to determine which of these people are just virtue-signaling, influencers, paid provocateurs, peaked-in-high school trolls, and legit murderers-in-waiting.

That said, I’ve seen plenty of threads where FR keyboard warriors gleefully wish for Pinochet-like helicopter trips for the left. That’s a mental hop, skip, and jump from what we’re seeing from the Kirk-haters.

Does that mean fellow FReepers are also psychos? Or is their pathology “virtuous“?

A key tool of Bad People is marginalization of The Others. It’s happening now. Be observant. Be well.

[imardmd1]

Ha! And what percentage of sociopaths are Democrats? 😏

And what percentage aren't Democrats?

There is a faction that only pretn to be Christians have done it for ages, at least 500 yeas.

So what portion of them aren't Democrats?

Eh? only of them not KKK?

[ridesthemiles]

I THINK IT IS A PREREQUISITE

[FlingWingFlyer]

I’m pretty sure it’s in the high 90s according to what we see on TV. The immigrants brought up the braineater bugs with them and infected their liberal butt kissers with them.

[JimRed]

There is a lot of “Don’t get mad, get even” going around.

WWCD? What Would Charlie Do? I expect he would reject a violent response.

[subterfuge]

Mewzilla is a proud democrat

[BiteYourSelf]

Exactly.🤔

[LouAvul]

He can’t be too proud of that fact because he tries to hide it. He masquerades as neocon.

[Organic Panic]

“artificial kumbaya moment celebrating bipartisanship in D.C”

How many seconds until the cameras were shut off did this end after the democrats staged their phony choral rendition of God Bless America on the crapitol steps after the 9-11-01 terror attacks?

The democrats are fakes and phonies. NOTHING is to gruesome or violent for them to gain power. When their number one issue is killing babies not much else is surprising.

[Telepathic Intruder]

Like I said, he was all over the place. He said he stood up because he was trying to distract the shooter. How ridiculous. Then he claimed it was part of his “soldier training”. Was he in the military? I don’t know. But who trains soldiers to stand up and cheer when being shot at? He said he hardly knew who Charlie was, and then later that he knew him well. The rest I don’t remember because they were inane ramblings.

[ridesthemiles]

DOWD’S MAIN SQUEEZE IS MARIA SHRIVER

[ridesthemiles]

I THINK THE FIRED ONE WAS THE MANAGER AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME.

THE OTHER ONE-—JUST AN EMPLOYEE.

DID THEY GET A REFUND FOR THE PREPAID POSTERS???

[goodnesswins]

Thx