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You can't accuse the widow of Charlie Kirk, Erika Kirk, of cowardice. She had laid down the gauntlet and is eager to get it on.

My heart goes out to her, but this is an irresponsible, divisive thing to say. Who are the “evildoers” who killed her husband? Who is the “they?” A 22yr old white male from Utah shot & killed her husband. We don’t yet know why. Anyone out there using “they,” as in “they” did… https://t.co/xMVx7DXlI3

— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) September 13, 2025

Mrs. Kirk states "They killed Charlie because he preached a message of patriotism, faith, and of God's merciful love."  

Racial bias as the hallmark of patriotism and faith. And nothing spells "love" like describing Ketanji Brown Jackson as "an ideological, unintelligent, yet confident fanatic," Kamala Harris as "the jive speaking spokesperson of equity," and Mehdi Hasan as "a prostitute with a British accent" (for his alleged support of pharmaceutical companies) who should be "(sent) back to the country he came from. Revoke his visa."

Nonetheless, he shouldn't have been murdered. His angry widow continued

They should all know this: if you thought that my husband's mission was powerful before, you have no idea. You have no idea what you have just unleased across this country, in this road, you have no idea. You have no idea the fire that you have unleased that's in this wife. The cries of this widow will echo around the world like a battle cry.

Were I to honor Charlie Kirk, doing as he was wont to do, I'd quote Scripture, here Paul in Romans 12:19 (repeated in Hebrews 10:30): "Do not take revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath, for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord." However, Erika Kirk has reason, even justification, for bitterness.  She can be forgiven her spitefulness and animosity.

But toward whom? In the news conference announcing the arrest of  Tyler Robinson, Utah governor Spencer Cox explained

.... Violence is violence, and there is one person responsible for what happened here, and that person is now in custody and will be charged soon and will be held accountable. And yet, all of us have an opportunity right now to do something different.

There is one person responsible for what happened here.

Cox notwithstanding, the right is typically blaming unnamed persons of the left.  Elon Musk remarked "the Left is the party of murder." Laura Loomer charged "They sent a trained sniper to assassinate Charlie Kirk while he was sitting next to a table of hats that said 47. You could be next.... The Left are terrorists."

Failed Arizona congressional candidate Blake Masters tweeted "This: A thousand times this. Left-wing violence is out of control, and it's not random."  Oath Keeper founder and January 6 criminal Stewart Rhodes asked the President to "declare the left in this country is in obvius open rebellion against th law of the United States. They're committing insurrection, they're aiding and abetting an invasion, and they're blocking the execution of federal law" (hypocrisy, anyone?) Stephen Miller wife Katie Miller wrote on Musk's platform "It's a real treat to see all these Liberals condemn political violence now. You called us Hitler. You called us Nazis. You called us Racists. You have blood on your hands."

There have been many others who blame unnamed "liberals" or the "left-wing" or "they." Some of them are prominent, and some unknowns on X twitter. And of course, Donald Trump, who on the ironically named Truth Social slammed the "radical left" and claimed "this kind of rhetoric is directly responsible for the terrorism that we're seeing in the country today."

No, it's not. If Donald wants to find someone who has been "directly responsible" for what he irresponsibly alleges is "terrorism," he need only look in the mirror. However, even he is not directly responsible for any of it. It is the perpetrator himself who carried out these murderers- and was able to do so only with a firearm.

The Apostle Paul, understandably, will not be heeded. Mrs. Kirk appears to be very articulate and a skilled speaker. In GOP world,  her statement will be seen as an eloquent expression of macho vengeance and sense of victimhood, embodied so effectively in Donald Trump. Thus- other than "something" rather than "someone-" J.D. Vance would be wise to take heed of the famous quote of legendary black pitcher Satchel Paige: "Don't look back; something might be gaining on you."

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