For whom shall we grieve and shed a tear?
The assassination of Charlie Kirk needs to be situated within the broader political dynamics of contemporary U.S. society.
Kirk was not a lone wolf..
He was a prominent leader within a radical, loosely organized right-wing authoritarian movement headed by Donald Trump, aligned with fascist ideas—authoritarianism, White supremacy, extreme nationalism, attacks on free speech, militarism, racism, sexism, paternalism, and anti-democratic rule.
His role as a campus speaker was that of an ideologue tasked with recruiting young people, disseminating racialized narratives, and legitimating extremist interpretations of politics and society.
The movement’s endgame is to build an authoritarian, White supremacist nation based on White supremacy. Its program is embodied in the slogan “Make America Great Again”– which harkens a return to that bygone era of racism, White supremacist, and exclusion
This authoritarian movement operates OPENLY—through politicians, media figures, and organizations such as Turning Point USA—and UNDERGROUND through clandestine militarized cells—individuals and groups- committed to constructing a White supremacist, authoritarian state. The “great replacement theory” is a key unifying belief that falsely claims that White are being REPLACED with immigrants, Blacks, and people of color.
Fiery Rhetoric, such as campus speeches and disinformation by right-wing news outlets, is acted on by these clandestine, underground cells through targeted violence.
Their footprint of violence can be traced from the 2015 Charleston church massacre to the 2022 Buffalo to Tops supermarket shooting to racial and gender hate crimes across the nation.
This authoritarian movement is attacking universities, the mass media, and the progressive movement, eroding democracy and free speech, alongside intensifying precarity and bolstering hardship. It has created a climate of oppression.
History teaches that oppression always breeds resistance.
It will be organized—but it will also have an uncontrolled, spontaneous element—individuals along with groups acting on their discontent and anger. And when they strike, the right will respond with a violent counterattack from the “open” and “underground” groups.
This political violence is not an aberration but woven into the American fabric—from slavery and lynching to COINTELPRO and today’s hate crimes.
How do we end this political violence? The challenge is clear: uproot racism, end exploitation, defeat injustice, and build a racially and socially just democracy.
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By: Dr. Henry L. Taylor Jr
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