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In thinking on the murder of Charlie Kirk, something jumped out at me. How many - and I personally saw it dozens of times - rushed out and with almost joyful sneering pointed out that Kirk died while defending gun rights. The point was supposed to be irony. You get it, right? He was all about gun rights, and then he was killed by a gun - Ha! That'll teach him!
But did it ever occur to them that he was aware of the possible dangers of his very position, yet he held it anyway because he actually believed what he stood for? That he was willing to even die for his cause?
As so many rushed out with that supposed gotcha take-down, and so more many nodded ascent and gave thumbs up when it was said, all I could marvel at is how someone willing to stand by a conviction even if they died for it was so foreign to these people. How standing firm on a cause even to the point of the greatest sacrifice apparently wasn't even on their radar screen as a possibility.
I thought of those as I saw this:
Continued below.
But did it ever occur to them that he was aware of the possible dangers of his very position, yet he held it anyway because he actually believed what he stood for? That he was willing to even die for his cause?
As so many rushed out with that supposed gotcha take-down, and so more many nodded ascent and gave thumbs up when it was said, all I could marvel at is how someone willing to stand by a conviction even if they died for it was so foreign to these people. How standing firm on a cause even to the point of the greatest sacrifice apparently wasn't even on their radar screen as a possibility.
I thought of those as I saw this:
Continued below.
The lowering of standards and virtues
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