How many times does the media and/or politicians get to call someone a “far-right extremist”, “threat to democracy”, “racist”, “bigot” or “nazi” before some unhinged lunatic thinks he or she is justified in killing that “far right extremist, threat to democracy, racist bigot nazi”?
Today, more than just the shooter are responsible for this political assassination and act of domestic terrorism.
After years of relentless vilification, Charlie Kirk - a Christian, a husband, a father, one of the most influential minds of the Conservative movement, and one of the strongest allies of the Trump administration - was assassinated because he proved that you can in fact change minds through discourse.
And the only recourse of the zealots who can’t win through discourse is violence.
Today goes well beyond mere tragedy.
It was an act of domestic terrorism.
And anyone celebrating or reveling in it should be treated like the domestic terrorist that they are.