OP-ED: Charlie Kirk’s murder exposes progressives’ hypocrisy and hate
Sue-Ann Levy writes, "Esteemed British journalist Douglas Murray perhaps put it best Thursday night when asked about the tragic death of Republican influencer Charlie Kirk."
Author: Sue-Ann Levy
Esteemed British journalist Douglas Murray perhaps put it best Thursday night when asked about the tragic death of Republican influencer Charlie Kirk and the horrible, evil social media posts by those who purport to be “progressive” and “tolerant.”
Speaking at a UJA event, he said in the online era, the connection between human beings has been lost.
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Instead of “looking in the eyes” of another person — who might have a different opinion — people find it much easier than ever before to not recognize “the humanity” of another person.
”You see brave anonymous people online hiding behind avatars… they spew all kinds of horrible things, sometimes about Jews, any number of people,” he said.
”The faceless person doesn’t recognize someone as human… there’s an enormous amount of evil that comes with that.”
He said Kirk was a “great believer” in face-to-face interaction and was doing that when he was killed.
”The debate has disappeared… It’s very hard to get people who disagree to show up, said Murray.
“Face-to-face interaction has disappeared and along with it humanity.”
He said the universities have “become so polluted” that there are actually people who have praised Kirk’s death.
Far too many people.
Murray specifically mentioned Dr. Ruth Marshall of UofT, who tweeted that a bullet was too good for “fascist c—ts.”
Marshall blocked me a year ago for exposing her unhinged appearance at a pro-Israel rally at UofT. But many responded to her tweet:
Marshall and other woke professors were not the only ones who spewed toxic comments celebrating Kirk’s death.
I couldn’t keep up with the garbage from alleged “progressives” on social media in the U.S. and Canada — news commentators, so-called tolerant activists and the social service class, even authors and not-so-funny comedians.
Often, anti-Semitism and pro-death cult rants come from these same people.
Stephen King was one. He was forced to apologize after claiming Kirk advocated stoning gays to death.
UofT’s Marshall, a religion professor whose online anti-Semitic rants have escalated considerably since 10/7, has been placed on a long-overdue leave.
It should have been done long ago.
Others who purport to help the needy and immigrants went full bore like this one:
This NDP minister in Wab Kinew’s government called Kirk every name in the book:
She too was forced to issue a half-hearted apology:
I was so disheartened and angry with the vileness of these people, I have come to the conclusion that we are living through some very dark times.
This is not just about a lack of humanity and the ability to hide behind an avatar but the lack of consequences for such hate from politicians, university administrators and even the police.
To add insult to injury, there is clearly a double standard when it comes to Conservatives.
Before COVID, when I believe mental illness truly accelerated, the media mob and activists used X largely to bully me about tweets I’d made related to Barack Obama and what was the start of a flow of illegal migrants to Toronto — using the same B.S. words they still use like Islamophobic, racist, inhumane and of course, hater.
Many were shocked when I tried to speak to them face-to-face, even running away like the cowards they were to avoid me.
Over the years, I grew a very thick skin.
But now the same activists, radical media and professors who’ve indoctrinated students for years—and have gotten away with it—are so obsessed with silencing disparate voices that they advocate violence.
And when mentally ill or young people infused with hate carry out killings or attempted ones — as was done with Charlie Kirk, or Brian Thompson, the CEO of United Healthcare or with the attempts on US president Donald Trump— the “progressives” celebrate and even justify the killings.
I agree with Murray. Humanity is lost.
But I would add that the world is upside down.
Those of us accused of being hateful mourn the loss of a young father and successful influencer. We feel empathy for his family and for his friends.
Those who claim to be kind and tolerant drown in evil, unhinged comments.
I am sickened by what some people have become.
But I will never stop calling them out.
I hope this tragic killing has been a huge wake-up call to all of us.
No more handwringing. Time to speak up.
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Sue-Ann you have summed up my disgust and sadness at the state of humans today. The professor should be flat-out fired. I would never want her teaching (I mean brainwashing my child). Apologies done today are just used to cover their asses. We know they don’t mean it, such as the NDP minister. Opinions are only valid for some when they fit the scenario ‘they’ want us to have. Thanks for calling it out. 🙏
“I am sickened by what some people have become.”
Exactly.
An abundance of sick people in Canada and throughout the World. Social Media’s dark side.