To the editor:

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent mind.” — Isaac Asimov

I never met Charlie Kirk.

He was just somebody whose social media “content” I liked. I admired his ability to debate. His courageous presentation of objective facts and truth, to people who resisted it.

While I’ve watched and enjoyed his videos, his debates, his podcast, I never would have expected to be feeling the way I do now.

An emotional connection exists, I never realized was there.

I’m sad about this; I’m angry. Something in my chest wants to do something … but what can I do? Why should I want to? He was just some guy on the internet. But …

I attended a quickly thrown-together memorial roadside rally. They had about 15 or 20 people show, all told, a few holding “RIP Charlie Kirk” signs. Our reception was generally positive, but what happens, now?

It’s my impression that the safety valve has blown off.

There’s lots of anger out here. I think this, combined with the pointless, racially-motivated Iryna Zarutska killing — the victim of not only a known maniac and repeat violent offender, but of an idiot liberal judge — many conservatives are reaching their “fed-up”.

They’re tired of playing nice; of being patient, in the face of screaming, and even physical shoving. I do think, going forward, if they try that, a lot of these angry people are going to find themselves and their stupid nose rings on the ground.

People are just tired, and this is a huge, bitter pill to swallow.

I’m seeing people trying to wield George Floyd’s “family” status, as a cudgel against people saying how Charlie Kirk’s murder was doubly tragic, because he was a family man.

“You didn’t care about Floyd’s family,” goes the refrain.

Supposedly, Floyd was a doting father to his daughters.

Be that as it may, the fact remains that Floyd was a career criminal dying of a fentanyl overdose. He’d been arrested nine times. He served eight jail terms in eight years.

I might also add that Floyd’s death resulted in weeks of rioting, which in turn resulted in dozens of deaths, and billions in losses, from looting and damages. We’re not seeing that now.

A friend noted that Floyd’s death brought in many millions of dollars for Black Lives Matter, which, we now know, evaporated into mansions and lavish lifestyles for their leadership. Kirk’s murder also is bringing in millions for Turning Point USA, his foundation. That money is being used to expand TPUSA’s reach, founding new chapters across the country.

I’ll miss Charlie Kirk. He was kind; he was intelligent.

He was murdered for openly defending his beliefs, and that is a tragic shame.

Memorials were held for him, the world over. The left grossly underestimated his impact.

Now, “I am Charlie Kirk.”

Rob Denham

Weirton