By IZADAURA GODCHILD
Charlie Kirk, love him or hate him, agree or disagree with him, he was first of all a sincere human being of faith and a loving husband, father and beloved son to his parents. He did not deserve to be hatefully gunned down for his opposing views.
Then to add insult to tragedy, many liberal leftists supporting diversity, equity and inclusion and their counterparts proudly “celebrated” his assassination and proceeded to hatefully character assassinate him with their vile accusations and lies (which many of them posted on social media platforms).
In my view, anyone who really believes that he deserved to be assassinated and/or hated for his honest views says everything about how atrociously callas, morally bankrupt and grossly hypocritical the liberal leftists have become in our western societies.
As George Orwell stated, “The further a society drifts from the truth, the more society will hate those who speak it.”
This is, sadly, the very detrimental path the western societies have been going down for far too long. I truly believe we need to be switching back to the path of peaceful civilized discourse and to respectfully agree to disagree when opposing views hit an impasse. Which I believe is precisely how Charlie Kirk handled and guided his public discussions and debates. Was he perfect? Of coarse not, he was the first to admit it. When he was wrong he owned it and apologized.
Contrary to all the nasty propaganda against him, his life was a genuine testimony of faith, truth, love, compassion, courage and freedom of life, liberty and speech. He called a spade a spade, told it like it is, and was a beacon of hope, spiritual enlightenment and inspirational to this generation of youth growing up in a very confusing Western society.
He encouraged them to be critical thinkers, question everything, don’t take anything at face value, embrace their natural-born genders and aspire to be the best versions of themselves.
He was the real deal. (Don’t just take my word for it, do your own research, there are a plethora of videos on his Turning PointUSA website and on social media platforms.)
Kirk founded the TPUSA Society when he was only 18 years old. He and his team toured high schools and college campuses throughout America and beyond. He championed civil discourse, encouraged “inclusive” open debate and did not verbally insult or attack anyone, even when he was verbally attacked by some very aggressive people. He did his best to be a positive example of how to disagree respectfully without hating anyone. He did not use hate speech. He used speech they hated. Consequently it was a bullet of vicious hatred that tragically murdered him publicly, in cold blood. Horrifically brutal and absolutely heartbreaking.
In conclusion, I find it very hard to understand that we live in the 21st century and after centuries of recorded history some of us have not yet learned that hatred, violence and warmongering is never the answer for anything! It is my belief that the basic foundation for peaceful co-existence with each other, no matter if one is left, right or centre, should be based on sincere love, truth, faith, respect and kindness. Otherwise, what real hope is there for the wholesome development and overall well-being for our children of this generation and future generations to come?
Peace, love and blessings, everyone.
The writer is a longtime Salt Spring resident.