"Kirk's violent death is the most prominent political assassination of a non-office holder in the United States since Martin Luther King Jr. was shot on the balcony of his hotel in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. James Earl Ray was convicted the next year. (The Colorado radio host Alan Berg, murdered by white supremacists in 1984, did not have King or Kirk's national profile.) On first impression, these two public figures could not be farther apart."
"Charlie Kirk was a vocal conservative in the "Make America Great Again" mold whose core issues included the rights of the unborn, opposition to transgender ideology, a vigorous defense of capitalism, and displays of free and open public debate. (In fact, Kirk was highly critical of King's legacy and conduct.) But these two men have much more in common than their unjust passing at the"
Charlie Kirk was assassinated on September 10 at Utah Valley University during an event hosted by Turning Point USA, with Tyler Robinson arrested as the prime suspect. Kirk's killing is the most prominent U.S. political assassination of a non-office holder since Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 murder in Memphis. King led civil-rights campaigns, founded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at 28, and pursued racial integration, social welfare, and nonviolence. Kirk built Turning Point USA at 18 and championed conservative causes such as anti-abortion rights, opposition to transgender ideology, and vigorous defense of capitalism. The two men differed ideologically but shared youth, national profiles, and movement leadership.
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