Charlie Kirk , a conservative activist, was shot and killed this week during an event at Utah Valley University. The 31-year-old held polarizing beliefs about gun control, Black gangs, and Black women , which have forced the country to be heavily split on its responses to his passing.
While indifference to the passing of someone with whom you have ideological differences is understandable, celebrating the death on anyone is wrong. Additionally, violence within politics is archaic and upsetting, as people should ideally be able to disagree in a healthy enough manner so that things do not get to that point. Nonetheless, this country’s history has shown that people often feel oppressed to the point where violence is the only resolution, in their minds.
Kirk was a father and a hus