Killing in the name of… nothing
TL;DR
The article reflects on the polarized and uncivil state of American society in 2025, where the death of Charlie Kirk was met with a mix of violent threats and disrespectful memes, despite brief attempts at national mourning.
In a good and just society, it would have been possible to bury Charlie Kirk without either threatening mass violence toward his enemies or making light of his death with a furry sex meme. But America in 2025 did not remotely resemble a working society, let alone a civil one, and Kirk's killing came prepackaged with its own desecrating shitposts.
There was, briefly, an attempt at a national mood of somberness. The president ordered flags across the nation to be lowered to half-staff. Politicians, celebrities, and other public figures - even those not aligned with Kirk on the right - rushed out with condolences and grief, painting completely …