A M E R I C A N Turning Point


Nation must confront frightening era of political violence.


• By Matthew Lysiak • I


t only took one shot to transform a nation forev- er — and reveal the moral decay of a generation. As the initial wave of


national mourning for conservative leader Charlie Kirk fades, the nation faces a crisis that could reshape core political and free speech values, while also raising fears about the rise of an assassination culture on the far left. Almost immediately after the


Sept. 10 shooting of the 31-year-old founder of Turning Point USA at an outdoor event in Utah, authorities called it politically motivated. In a fraction of a second, the al-


leged suspect, 22, had transformed Kirk’s platform for free speech into a crime scene.


Speaking after the assassination,


President Donald Trump called it “a dark moment for America.” At the same time, bipartisan lead-


ers from House Speaker Mike John- son to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer condemned the violence. However, before Kirk’s blood


had dried, social media was fl ooded with viral posts — not just from the far-left fringes, but from teachers, nurses, and even law enforcement offi cers praising the violence as “jus- tice served,” earning thousands of interactions as both anonymous and named accounts expressed glee over the bloodshed. On X, the post “One Less Fascist”


received 5,000 likes before being taken down. Shortly after it was an-


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