"Kirk had every right to his views and to the way that he expressed them, even if he did not support that right for other people. He founded the Professor Watchlist, committed to singling out academics he believed discriminated against conservative views, scholarship, and students, leading to threats against some of the instructors named. He regularly attacked the LGBTQ community, saying, "God's perfect law... [says gay people] shall be stoned to death.""
"He claimed the Civil Rights Act was "a huge mistake," and called Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. "an awful person." He mocked the 2023 political assault on Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul, and even suggested someone should bail his assailant out of jail. Kirk even attempted to link Minnesota Governor Tim Walz to the assassination of his close friend and ally, State Senator Melissa Hortman."
The killing of Charlie Kirk is described as a tragedy that has provoked polarized responses. Democrats and progressives lamented the death, while many on the right quickly blamed the left and media for political hostility. Kirk engaged in provocative actions including creating the Professor Watchlist, amplifying threats against named academics, attacking LGBTQ people, denouncing the Civil Rights Act, and disparaging Martin Luther King Jr. He suggested tolerating some gun deaths to preserve the Second Amendment. Despite his rhetoric and conduct, he did not deserve to be killed. His death is being used to justify persecution of political opponents.
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