"Do you renounce Satan..."

... and all of his works?'

Tyler Robinson was raised within a family unit which practices a vibrant faith.  But he did not renounce Satan. The crime is homicide and he owns it.  One hundred percent.  

I am an Ezekiel 18 woman.  The blame for his actions cannot be placed at the feet of his family or his faith.

But a review of ROE (Rules of Engagement) for Freedom of Expression is important.

Of primary importance,  there is no such damn thing as "your truth".  Why use two words when one will suffice?

Opinion.

You have an opinion.  I have an opinion. All are variegated truths and/or deceptions.  The beauty of sharing opinions is that it serves as a hinge. And if we dare to enter the wardrobe and come out on the other side with our companions,  Narnia awaits us!  It is a place where majestic themes and conceptual arches intermingle with human expression.  But Narnia is also a place of danger... challenges and Gordian knots. This is the nature of freedom of expression.  But we shouldn't want it any other way.

In Narnia we encounter Maugrim -  the wolf who speaks and carries out the White Witch's orders against the children of men.  This should be the emblem for ANTIFA and other radical leftist groups.  They function as secret police against the Constitutional right to be heard, which also slyly reveals the Constitutional right that you do not have an obligation to "listen".  Nobody had to listen to Charlie Kirk. Everyone had a choice in the matter. 

I do not see Tyler Robinson as "Maugrim", a leader or follower of any organized group.   He is more "bestia sanza pace" from Dante's "Divine Comedy":  a restless beast;  a beast without peace.  And he took his version of "my truth" and killed an American husband and father. 

I have used the analogy of wolves, because in nature, there is no conspecific aggression.  Wolves will  not kill their own.  Their aggression is inhibited in the presence of their own kind.   How is it that we have come to this point in our history that it is acceptable to kill our own kind on the basis of disagreement over political discourse?  Are we not all Americans?

Tyler Robinson was intelligent.  But there is no empirical evidence to support that the higher the I.Q. the greater the capacity for mercy, compassion, discernment, or gratitude within the human frame.  Some of the worst monsters in human history squandered their intelligence by engaging in vile actions against their own citizens.  Robinson joins their ranks.

From my desktop, I have observed the reptilian responses of those who rejoiced over the death of Charlie Kirk.   Reptilian brains always have greater (and earlier) surges of excitation and agitation than the rest of us "normies".   Before it became official and  before Charlie Kirk was legally declared dead, agitation and excitement was apparent on social media platforms.   The fence lizards were performing acrobats.

One of the reasons Kirk's detractors hated him so much was because of his style of delivery.  A deep impression can be formed when a listener is not acting impressed with what you are conveying. 

"How dare you!  Charlie Kirk, how dare you  act so calm when what I am saying to you is of such vital importance (to me)!"  His posture of patience with the speech of the others actually inflamed the emotions of his detractors.  When the mature confront the immature with grace it is a wondrous dynamic.

Bottom line?  I believe that hatred against Charlie Kirk is rooted in narcissism.  Our 'noggins can be too heavily armored with our own finite thoughts.  "I have the truth!  It is impossible that the arena is just one of opinion."  We all think we are holding a chalice.  It is really just a paper cup. Those who imagine a chalice,  cannot be appeased regarding their own hatred for the opinion of others.

It is time that we ditch the words "my truth".  It is time to practice saying, "This is my opinion."  And then let the debates begin.  And let the better man win.

Rest in Peace, Charlie Kirk.

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