The thing is: Murder is murder and never right. This Kirk character was vile, hateful, racist, sexist and a shit stirring punk. I only saw, by accident, quotes by him. I have no empathy for his demise. I had empathy for friends, family and community when George Floyd was murdered just a few miles from my home. I have empathy for all those murdered school children and their families. I was horrified by the murders and shootings of the Democratic politicians here in Minnesota. Their dog was even murdered. In my life, I am surrounded by affirming love of every kind. (And great music.) We have a gun violence issue that requires someone’s courage to create law changes. And behind that courage is love.
This is as beautifully insightful as it is beautifully written. Thank you. One of the people I think of as a true model of seeing all human beings as human beings is Shirley Chisholm. So, I wrote a short Substack entitled, "Charlie Kirk, George Wallace, & Shirley Chisholm." I ended it with more questions than answers about what lies ahead.
You make it Xplicitly clear why music and love are the universal language. All the rest is fear. Thank you.
The thing is: Murder is murder and never right. This Kirk character was vile, hateful, racist, sexist and a shit stirring punk. I only saw, by accident, quotes by him. I have no empathy for his demise. I had empathy for friends, family and community when George Floyd was murdered just a few miles from my home. I have empathy for all those murdered school children and their families. I was horrified by the murders and shootings of the Democratic politicians here in Minnesota. Their dog was even murdered. In my life, I am surrounded by affirming love of every kind. (And great music.) We have a gun violence issue that requires someone’s courage to create law changes. And behind that courage is love.
You are so very right. It's my favorite thing about my own youthful era: peace and love.
Many (sadly not all) of us Wonder-bread 50s white kids were starting to get it.
It's hard to remember it sometimes.
I'm grateful for the reminder.
This is as beautifully insightful as it is beautifully written. Thank you. One of the people I think of as a true model of seeing all human beings as human beings is Shirley Chisholm. So, I wrote a short Substack entitled, "Charlie Kirk, George Wallace, & Shirley Chisholm." I ended it with more questions than answers about what lies ahead.