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The Perennial Allure of Political Violence
Writing from across the Atlantic, Gerfried Ambrosch condemns both the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the disturbing celebrations that followed, ending with a forceful defense of free expression.
Following the news from across the Atlantic, I was shocked to learn of the assassination of thirty-one-year-old conservative activist Charlie Kirk, fatally shot during a public debate on a Utah campus on September 10, 2025. What came as no surprise, however, was that many on the Left derided—or even celebrated—his death.
Having once been part of a radical leftist subculture, I know how often political violence is glorified and free speech reduced to a one-way street in a milieu that prides itself on the credo, “no fascism, no racism, no sexism, no homophobia, no transphobia—no discussion.” Kirk was accused of each of these five modern sins—as defined by his detractors—and, by insisting on debate, embodied the antithesis of that final command.
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