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Last week, conservative figurehead Charlie Kirk was assassinated while hosting a “Prove Me Wrong” table at Utah Valley University. Charlie was struck in the neck and didn’t survive. He was just 31 years old, a husband, and a father of two.
Like many traumatized Americans, I had the misfortune of stumbling across graphic footage of the assassination — an image so harrowing it made me physically ill, one that will remain seared in my mind long after the media buzz fades.
As if the footage weren’t enough, what’s shaken me most is the reaction of people I actually know. Folks I’ve shared meals with, prayed with, trusted — now smugly insisting Charlie “got what he deserved.” They splice quotes out of context, stitch together clips, and parade him as Hitler reborn — all without