Hey, Ben here.

First—my deepest condolences to the family of Charlie Kirk.
May you find strength. May you find peace. There are no words strong enough for loss. Especially when it comes like this.

Second—I try to keep my politics quiet. Not because I don’t care. But because I’m wired that way. I’d rather think, listen, write.

But some things go beyond sides.

Some things are just wrong.

And this?

This was one of them.

Killing someone. Assassinating someone—because of what they say, what they believe, who they support?

That’s not protest.

That’s not change.

That’s madness.

And I want to believe most people—left, right, center—agree with that. Because we have to agree on that. It’s not about what Charlie Kirk stood for. It’s not about whether you cheered him or challenged him. It’s about the act.

Because history doesn’t treat these moments kindly.

Assassinations don’t end movements.

They ignite them.

They don’t create peace. They fuel revenge. World wars have started this way. Tyrants have risen this way. Civil wars have exploded this way.

And if we’re not careful—

If we don’t speak up—

We’ll watch history repeat itself. Louder. Bloodier.

Charlie was an activist.

He was a father. He was a husband. And now he’s gone.

What comes next depends on us.

I’ve seen some of the media spin. I’ve seen the Twitter/X/TikTok rage. The memes. The cheers. The conspiracy threads. The revenge videos. And it makes my stomach turn.

Some voices on all sides—fringe voices, I hope—are celebrating. Because If they’re the fringe, we have a chance. If they’re not? If that rage is moving mainstream?

Then we’re in serious, serious trouble. Because the moment we accept this. The moment we justify violence because “they had it coming”. We give up something we may never get back.

Our humanity.

So today I pray.

Not just for Charlie’s family.

But for us.

That cooler heads hold. That louder voices say, this is not who we are. Because once we cross this line. We don’t come back from it.

Not without losing far more than one man.

Stay human.

Stay grounded.

Don’t let rage write the next chapter.