I wanted to wait 24 hours before addressing the Charlie Kirk assassination.
First, thoughts and prayers. Yes, that is me being cynical.
Second, I am appalled and saddened by this act of violence.
Violence is never the answer to political discourse. Violence is not the answer
to anything. Not ever.
Third: I see the conservatives bemoaning a death of one of
their own, BUT where was their anguish and outrage when Minnesota State
Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark (and their family dog) were
gunned down in their home on June 14? President Trump could hardly be bothered
to comment on that tragedy.
Trump has ordered flags flown at half mast. Did he do the
same for Representative Hortman? Trump announced today he is going to
posthumously award Kirk the Congressional Medal of Freedom.
No comment.
Fourth, i despise just about everything Kirk stood for. He
was a divisive as many others of his political party, particularly Mr. Agent
Orange.
Do I feel sorry for Kirk? A bit, yes. I feel sorry for any
victim of gun violence. Who I really feel sorry for are those left
behind—Kirk’s wife and his two young children. I feel sympathy for the hundred
in his audience who witnessed this act firsthand.
Fifth, we are a torn, wounded, suspicious society. No one
trusts the perceived other side. Funny, I thought we were Americans, not bitter
enemies.
The gun violence plaguing our nation will not go away, nor
will it cease with just thoughts and prayers.
