Given the number of people who are still reacting to the assassination of Charlie Kirk, clearly his impact was far greater than anyone realized. Myself included.

The last stuff that bothered me was the image of Alzheimer’s victim Gene Hackman stumbling around his house in a permanent daze. I kept thinking he probably saw his wife’s body on the floor and then went to call somebody but forgot by the time he got there, or didn’t even remember how to use the phone. That was disturbing. The one before that was motocross star Marty Smith and his wife being killed in a dude buggy accident. When I first got into motorcycle racing, Marty Smith was the guy.

Since those events, plenty of people killed accidentally or shot on purpose.

But for whatever reason, this Charlie Kirk killing has got me and won’t let me go.

But it’s also worth noting that zero riots have happened despite hm being killed because of his social and political beliefs.

There’s a lot of things that left should really take a close look at themselves over but that might be one of the biggest ones.

Debating is a sport in many countries. It should be unthinkable to shoot someone dead for their words. Charlie Kirk challenged the woke mindset and exposed hypocrisy.

Of course, you can disagree with him. Of course, it can be uncomfortable when your views are challenged. But that’s the very point of debate,  that’s the sport of it.

What is truly disturbing is that some people actually applaud his death. That shows how immature and toxic public discourse has become. A moment’s anger is no excuse to celebrate violence.

A real solution would be to teach the art of debating in schools. If young people learn how to argue confidently and respectfully, they’ll find strength in words, not in hatred or violence.