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I haven’t felt a mix of emotions like this since 9/11; the way he was gruesomely murdered so publicly, in front of thousands and millions more saw it on their phones!! I didn’t agree with Charlie on everything(which was very little imo), but I vehemently endorse what he stood for: open debate/discourae. The attack on Charlie, was attack on American values at its core. When the media uses selective editing, cherry picking clips to be taken out of context (because words like facist and nazi garner more “clicks”, which in turn makes $), no wonder it would unhinge an individual, if not many. The media is wholeheartedly responsible for this “stochastic terrorism”. The amount of emotional trauma that they influenced needs to be held accountable and congress needs to codify this into law. Freedom of spree h is dear, but when it incites violence it needs to be held to account.
William supported: Enact the Charlie Kirk Act to Restore Media Accountability
I haven't felt terror and horror as visceral as I did seeing this man die so brutally since the towers fell 24 years ago. The difference is back then, the media wasn't as blatantly corrupt and people actually treated each other like human beings. Today, the media has become so corrupt with heartless, soulless, agenda-pushing monsters that have manipulated so many to the point that people are celebrating a young man dying horribly in front of his wife, children and thousands of on-lookers. They have dehumanized countless people all for their own gain. It needs to stop. I want the country we had 9/12/2001, where nothing else mattered but the fact that we were all Americans and we were all hurting... and we were there for each other. Politics didn't matter, left or right, Dem or Rep... all of that took a backseat because we still saw each other as human beings.
Charlie's death is not in vain, and I believe it has caused an awakening the likes of which we haven't seen in decades. There is much that needs changing, and the media's blatant corruption is perhaps one of the biggest. Hold these people accountable.
KELSEY supported: Enact the Charlie Kirk Act to Restore Media Accountability
So many of my 9–10 year old students saw the video. Some tried to open it and show me. They didn’t even flinch. To them it was “exciting.” They said it was “so cool” to see a man get shot. My heart broke.
This is NOT normal. This is NOT OK.
On 9/11 of all days a day we teach about hate and its consequences it felt fitting to stop and talk. I got quiet, tears in my eyes, and asked a simple question: What if this was your father? Your mother? Someone YOU loved?
The room went still. Heads dropped. Wheels started turning.
One student whispered, “It isn’t supposed to be this way. God wants us to love each other.” Another asked, “Why did they hate this man so much?” Some asked about his kids… his family. A few even had tears in their eyes.
These are children. They should never have been exposed to such violence, let alone find it thrilling. But in that moment, something shifted. The rest of the day, my class focused on kindness. They comforted each other, shared pencils, helped with their work. The calm was different tinged with sadness, but rooted in compassion. Even if it was just for today, they chose love over hate.
I didn’t know Charlie personally, only followed his videos occasionally, but this still brings me to tears. A life was lost. A father, a husband, a friend.
To those who laugh, mock, or share that video please remember: he has young children, a wife, family, loved ones. If this tragedy happened to you, would you want your children to see your death on repeat? Or would you pray for compassion?
Politics aside this was a life. And every life matters.
Candice supported: Enact the Charlie Kirk Act to Restore Media Accountability
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