Assassination of Charlie Kirk and rise of political violence
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"For some time now, we've become increasingly inured to acts of unspeakable violence," law professor Jon Michaels told Newsweek.
Political violence is hardly unprecedented in the United States. In fact, the country has “a long, dark history” of violence that has “struck the highest level of American politics,” said Kevin Boyle, a Northwestern University historian.
After prominent conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a university event in Utah, the political sphere erupted in concerns over growing political violence in the United States.
Cato Institute scholar has a great overview of the data on how much political violence there is, and who perpetrates it. It is less prevalent than many think, and right-wing political violence is more common than the left-wing kind.
Turning Point founder, an anti-abortion Christian and Second Amendment advocate, Kirk was known for his loyalty to Donald Trump and his ‘America First’ agenda
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Amy Coney Barrett Warns on Charlie Kirk Killing: ‘Political Discourse Has Soured Beyond Control’
"And I think it is a sign of a culture that has– where political discourse has soured beyond control and something that we need to really pull back."
The right-wing Republican lawmaker said in a lengthy social media post that the killing of Kirk proves that the US is too politically divided continue as a single nation.
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