Tyrants

 

The death of Charlie Kirk has caused an eruption of argument mostly in, but not confined to, the USA. Those positioned politically on the right have become almost hysterical, on the one hand defending Kirk on the basis of free speech, while at the same time maniacally attacking anyone who attempts to use free speech to point out Kirk’s many doubtful views, as illustrated in his own words. Kirk has been painted as some sort of saintly martyr, epitomised by one truly nauseating AI generated video showing Kirk sprouting wings and ascending up to heaven. And no, I’m not going to provide a link.

Those on the left are bending over backwards to condemn the violence while hardly mentioning the fact that Kirk was a prime cunt. The fact that his death was seen live on TV is treated as particularly heinous. But is it really any different from the constant stream of violent imagery churned out on the media. If you didn’t know it was real how could you distinguish it from all the death and destruction broadcast daily as entertainment? As an example, on you tube there are a series of videos which are compilations of film clips depicting people being shot in the head. All very realistic. I’m not providing a link to that either.

And let’s not forget Kirk himself advocated actually televising real executions!

And so I’m going to come out and say what many are thinking, but not prepared to articulate.

The world is a better place without this pig.

Not because of his offensive views though. He had every right to express them and I would not advocate his death to shut him up. But I believe there is, not only a very good reason, but also a logical and unemotive reason to breathe a sigh of relief over his death.

Tyranny has existed as long as humanity. Cruel and murderous men, and it is always men, have deliberately and wilfully inflicted an unquantifiable burden of suffering and death on humanity. The deadliest conflict in history, the second world war, with a death toll of 85 million people, was caused by one man. A man who had been quite open and vociferous about his intentions. But no-one believed he would actually carry them out, they were so monstrous.

Imagine for a moment that you lived in the 1920s. Imagine also that you had a crystal ball which would allow you to see the future and all it holds. Would it be a logical act to murder Adolph Hitler? Would it be reprehensible to kill that one man to avoid all those deaths, as well as the suffering, the broken lives, the grief and despair.

I am not comparing Kirk to Hitler. But Kirk, like Hitler and Trump was quite open about what he would like to do. The televised executions he advocated were not of murderers and rapists, but political opponents. He even added “And no, I’m not kidding.”

When aspiring tyrants lay out their stall we should believe them.

It is highly likely that, had Kirk run for Congress in a red state he would have been elected. The first step on a path to power. If someone as unworthy and undesirable as Trump can become President of the USA, why not Kirk? Kirk, as president would have been as narcissistic, arrogant, vindictive, malicious, vengeful, misogynistic, racist, and sadistic as Trump, but without the stupidity, dementia, incompetence, age and infirmity.

He would have been the most powerful tyrant humanity has ever known.

And that is why we should rejoice in his death.