Victor Davis Hanson delivers a sobering reflection on the assassination of Charlie Kirk - a man he calls irreplaceable.
Hanson remembers Kirk not just as a conservative activist, but as a fearless communicator, organizer, and cultural force who permitted young Americans to embrace family, faith, and tradition in an age that ridiculed all three.
Hanson’s warning is blunt:
America is lowering the bar of civilization.
And without voices like Charlie’s,
who dared to speak plainly about fertility, family, and faith,
The cultural void will only deepen.
The Democrats are NOTORIOUS for trying to maintain power at the expense of lying and defaming others who are a threat.
They have been doing this since the days of the KKK - prove me wrong.
The Trump Factor
There is a reason why Trump was suddenly hated when he came down that escalator in 2015 - they knew what Trump knew, and they knew he was going to have none of it.
How does a guy go from loved and sought after for decades to being feared overnight with just the mention of going after the Presidency?
Ironically, no one thought he would win in a field of 16 candidates, yet their fear controlled them, not the other way around, so just the thought of Trump running for President meant they had something BIG to hide.
Now, their fear is out of control altogether and has cost Charlie Kirk his life.
What was Charlie promoting that was so threatening?
Nuclear family
one-income family
faith
physical and mental health
community development through enterprise and neighbors helping neighbors
minimal government intervention in the everyday lives of Americans
homeschooling
homesteading
COMMUNICATING with one another (that means civilly, not yelling and threatening)
Why is all that a threat to the path the Democrats have had for decades?
What Charlie was promoting was self-sufficiency, reduced government dependency, and a sound community that helps one another and reaches out to those in need.
What have the Democrats been pumping for decades? even now?
What Charlie was promoting was a threat to decades of training (and programming) people to be dependent upon the government, for everything, which means they need a bigger government to manage everything and a bigger budget to operate it all, which means your community is going to be overrun by government programs.
This also means no one can do anything for you, as it will have to be managed by the government.
In many Blue States and during the Obama administration, having a garden or a pond on your property meant it was either going to be taxed or it would be seized by the local government.
And you still have to pay taxes on either.
What is the Democrat party so desperately trying to hold onto?
A family, but with limitations - they won’t say this, but you won’t be able to afford anything but a small family and a small house, even with all adults working (You will have nothing and be happy - remember?)
Multiple-income family - in their eyes, a woman at home is a wasted resource that can otherwise be put to use to create more taxes for the government. What has happened since this has been in play? The independent woman is embracing feminism, which is anything but feminine (many are finding themselves regretting trying to juggle career and family, they are burnt out, and divorced), and anything but family-friendly.
faith - who needs church, the government is your religion. There are plans to get rid of churches altogether as they believe they can replace them with the government…
physical and mental health - a little critical thinking, and you know why healthcare is so expensive, more so in the U.S. than elsewhere; mental health is no longer institutionalized, they are walking the streets instead, some even go to target practice… or they or their parents think that God got their sex wrong. SMH And let’s not forget the rationing of services and drugs as policy trumps your needs.
community is mostly, if not fully, controlled by the government; your options are controlled by the government; quality is controlled by the government; inventory is controlled by the government; what you get and don’t get is controlled by the government - shall I continue?
Minimal government intervention in the everyday lives of Americans
homeschooling - no way! You are ‘unemploying’ a teacher and hurting the teacher’s unions, who contribute heavily to their preferred candidate, not yours
Homesteading - illegal, you are circumventing the food supply chain which is controlled by the government
Communicating with one another - You will believe you have a choice of candidates, but both major political parties are doing the same thing - making it look like you have a choice, that you have freedom. But both are like having two different rooms with the same furniture. Only the view changes, nothing else.
Liberals and Democrats will use all the damaging, derogatory, and divisive rhetoric they can conjure up, then blame someone else when the masses start believing them, which is what they are doing already.
So what does all this have to do with Charlie Kirk?
He was the ONE person who got people thinking, especially the younger generation, and a critically thinking generation is what most freedom-loving countries need to survive the next century.
But there is no Charlie, thanks to a 22-year-old who was mentally manipulated into believing that Charlie was the enemy and needed to be eliminated.
Where does that leave us?
Well - for the moment - without a leader for the younger generation…
Or, does it?
In this case, I believe Victor Davis Hanson missed something, rather someone, altogether…
And she would be Erika Kirk, whom Kirk met in 2018 and married in 2021.
Not to mention the team that was around Charlie nearly 24/7 for the past 13 years…
The Kirk marriage was no ordinary Christian marriage - their first ‘date’, they talked about our constitution, our history, politics, political beliefs…
You know, what the average, run-of-the-mill, highly-intelligent couple would talk about while they were pretending they didn’t know they were going to marry one another in a few short years.
The Charlie and Erika Kirk Love Story
When Charlie knew what he wanted, he was laser-focused - even when he asked Erika to date
Charlie was strong in fellowship and communication with his family, as well as his friends and employees.
They will also tell you it was non-stop and high-energy all the time.
Which is exactly how the Kirk marriage functioned as well.
Those seeds Charlie has been planting for the past 13 years are about to be germinated in a very mean yet very loving fashion…
Don’t be too dismissive about the ‘loving’ part.
Erika is pissed - through no fault of her own, she’s without a husband, and her kids are without a father.
And she has a strong and very willful habit of taking matters into her own hands once she feels God has given her permission to do so.
Hell hath no fury than a woman scorned - or in this case, a woman needlessly and selfishly robbed of a very precious, wise, yet powerful love.
Erika has a very long memory…
And she has God’s favor as well
We know this as it has already been evident during her marriage to Charlie.
If you have been paying attention, you’d know this already - but most hating Charlie didn’t see a thing as they were too busy hating.
Just like they won’t see a thing in the coming weeks, months, and years when Erika unleashes her righteous rage.
Throughout all that, Erika’s focus, energy, and vision will be on providing leadership education and training to the younger generation.
And of course, every Patriot will be providing them the financial support they need to get the job done.
Through it all, Turning Point USA and Turning Point Action will be a force that the Liberals will totally regret upsetting.