It was evil to kill a man for his speech. It was evil to take a father away from his children. No doubt.

But please be honest about who Charlie Kirk was. He perhaps exceptional at political organizing. He was a great speaker. But how much bravery does it take when you’re on top? His political party has been winning most of the time since he started Turning Point. He was riding a wave of success.

Charlie believed in a very conservative vision for America and he punched down on the minority groups that disagreed with him. He grew up well off and did not face personal struggles. He idolized Rush Limbaugh and was deploying the same playbook - make edgy, outrageous statements to rage bait your enemies and build a following for it. That’s not courage IMHO.

Courage is having the humility to walk in other people’s shoes. Courage is holding your own side to account when they are wrong.