The killing of Charlie Kirk is pure evil and an act of cowardice. Instead of debating with his mouth, the shooter chose the coward act of shooting an innocent man dead from 150 yards. No one deserves to die like that...the question Americans should be asking is, how did we get here...?
When those in power use rhetoric that fans an ember of violence, when they turn a blind eye to violence committed by their supporters and open the door of prison for them to re-integrate into our communities. They ignore the state of the people, right and left, while they laugh to the bank as Americans live in penury, fear, and nightmare daily. They tell us we do not matter. They punish dissent with threat of imprisonment and bankruptcy, but friendly voices like those of Charlie Kirk is given the megaphone... when the most powerful seat in the world is used to propagate pure evil and hate... we hear it every day, we wonder why we are seeing this... that same evil and one-sided rhetoric continues in the wake of Charlie Kirk's death, where false allegations are being made in vile language that incites more violence without evidence. This is a dishonor to Charlie.
I do not share any of the values that Charlie stood for in his young life. He was a divider, and he spread an ideology that dehumanizes, denies the pains of others, and reduces others to nonentity in the name of MAGA. One thing I credit him for, though, was that he did it with his mouth, not inciting violence, unlike some of the people he supported to power. He was so young with a young family. I feel for his family, and he does not deserve to die in such a tragic way. I pray his family is comforted. I hope the power that be will use this to unite the country and not further divide it.
I just came back from Nigeria . I traversed the length and breadth of the nation a bit in my three-week stay. Something is different about the country compared to when I visited last year.... The people are more desperate... Hunger has increased astronomically.... The gap between the haves and have-nots has further widened... You feel impunity in the air... You see police collecting bribes openly like we have not seen since the Shagari era in 1983... There are more law enforcement agents on the roads now, yet the crime rate has not abated... You see VIO , Road Safety, State Law enforcers, the Police, everywhere mounting illegal roadblocks... I heard things from those close to the seat of power about those who hold the reins of power, and I weep for Nigeria - it is beyond disheartening... Projects are being abandoned because a significant portion has been given as bribes to government officials like governors and ministers, including major monarchs - they all collect money for projects...
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