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The brutal assassination of Charlie Kirk at a university event was a sickening blow to the fabric of American civic life and a reminder that political violence has crossed a terrifying threshold. Conservatives and everyday Americans watched in horror as a voice for youthful patriotism and free expression was silenced in front of a crowd that came for debate and conversation.
Law enforcement moved quickly in the days after the attack, with a suspect taken into custody and multiple charges brought as investigators pieced together what happened and how it could have been prevented. The facts around the shooting are still being litigated and investigated, but the takeaway is clear: our public spaces, especially college campuses, are less safe than they should be.
Calls for unity echoed from the halls of power, and rightly so, but hollow gestures won’t heal a nation rotting from years of poisonous rhetoric and biased media coverage. President Trump and other national leaders issued statements and memorials, while conservatives demanded more than platitudes — they demanded accountability, justice, and protection for those who promote American values.
We must also call out the double standard: in the wake of this national tragedy, authorities have been quick to pursue and punish rhetoric they deem dangerous, even arresting people over poorly judged memes, while too many on the left shrug or cheer when conservative figures are attacked online. This is not unity; it is a one-sided enforcement of civility that protects favored speech and punishes the rest.
If America is to be unified, it will be because patriots recommit to the rule of law, the defense of free speech for everyone, and the restoration of civic virtue on campus and in the culture. Turning Point USA’s new leadership and the outpouring of support for Kirk’s legacy show that conservatives will not cower — we will organize, protect our young activists, and demand real changes to security and accountability on college grounds.
Unity cannot be manufactured by elites who live in media bubbles and profit from division; it must be forged by citizens who refuse to normalize violence and who insist that justice be blind and even-handed. Hardworking Americans know the country is worth more than partisan revenge, and we will fight to rebuild a public square where ideas are contested with words, not bullets.
