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Don’t let Charlie Kirk’s death become pretext for a free speech crackdown
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Since the tragic assassination of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk, there has been a disturbing crackdown on free speech that stretches across ideological divides. People can debate whether what is being said about Kirk’s death and his legacy is okay or not okay.
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America has lost more than a man this week. We lost a voice that embodied one of the most quintessentially American acts imaginable: peacefully debating ideas in the public square. Charlie Kirk was not engaged in violence. He was not plotting destruction.
Charlie Kirk “was assassinated doing what he loved and what he did so well: He was exercising his right to free speech and encouraging civil dialogue among any who would participate,” writes Breitbart Senior Editor-at-Large Joel Pollak.
In the hours after, the response was swift and overwhelming, with leaders across the spectrum condemning the violence while honoring Kirk's legacy as a defender of conservative principles and gun rights.
Comedian Jay Leno condemned the assassination of Charlie Kirk as a political killing that represented the end of civil debate and free speech in America.
Late-night TV legend Jay Leno called the assassination of conservative rockstar Charlie Kirk "the death of free speech. The "Tonight Show" icon also said Kirk's cold-blooded murder "was not a random shooting."
Great American patriots, including the late Charlie Kirk have long championed the freedom of speech so thoughtfully codified in the U.S. Constitution. Yet, as legacy media evade any responsibility for fueling violent extremism, the words of Proverbs 12:18 resonate deeply: “The words of the reckless …
Since the tragic assassination of conservative political commentator Charlie Kirk, there has been a disturbing crackdown on free speech that stretches across ideological divides. People can debate whether what is being said about Kirk’s death and his legacy is okay or not okay.
