The Reaction to Charlie Kirk

This is October 8th, 2023 all over again. And let me be clear, this video is not about Israel and it's not about the Jews. It's about all of us. I want to make this video as an attempt to reach common ground and understanding. Those of us who've been advocating online since October 7th talked about the feeling on October 8th in what we saw. And it wasn't just October 7th. It was the reaction to it. In the same way, fast forward to today. It's not just the horrific murder of Charlie Kirk, but the day after, the reaction to it. This is what we saw then, and it's what [clears throat] we're all seeing now. People celebrating this. The same people who celebrated October 7th are celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk. The same people who stormed the streets and ripped down hostage posters are animated by the same ideology, the same beliefs as the people who are singing and praising and celebrating the murder of Charlie Kirk. Again, this is not about what happened to Jews or what happened to Israelis on October 7th. It's about what we saw on October 8th. Those people are amongst us. And as we screamed from the rooftops back then, this is not paranoia. This is not irrational fear. This is a rational fear. These people are here. They are real. They really believe this. They really support this. What happened to Charlie is the moment that online meets real life. These people believe this and they believe this is okay. And not only that, they believe it's virtuous. That's how evil triumphs. That's how a civilization collapses. It's not just the monsters that perpetuate these horrible acts of violence, these despicable evil acts of violence. It's those who celebrate it and believe what they did was virtuous and heroic, who invert morality. In these same instances, you have the terrorists, and you have their fans, and they are amongst us. And this is what I feel we've been screaming from the rooftops about for the last two years. That it isn't just about us. It's about all of us. And there's a clear line that's drawn. A distinction made between opponents and enemies. And to all the people I've had passionate disagreements with, people I've even insulted or had harsh words for, the important thing is that they were words. There are people you might be tempted to give the middle finger to, but I would never lay a finger on them. This is October 8th all over again. It is revealed to us. We are reminded hauntingly that there are people among us who support political violence, who support meeting speech and ideas with violence. If you go down to Washington Square Park today or to campuses around the country, I wouldn't even want to ask them their thoughts on Charlie Kirk's murder because I'd be afraid of their answer because I know their answer. It's the same people that celebrated two years ago are celebrating today. It's the same ideology. It's the same mentality. people who believe that if they disagree with someone politically, those people are no longer human and we can hurt them [clears throat] physically and we can celebrate when they are harmed. This goes back to Antifa. It goes back to protesters who invert morality and reality. The anti-fascists who are fascist. The liberators who are anti-freedom. The liberals who are illiberal. The people claiming to fight for a progressive better society who want to burn it to the ground. The people who call speech violence and violence resistance. The ones who celebrate evil and detest what's good. We saw it two years ago and we're seeing it again now. And it's those people, those elements, the terrorists and their fans and supporters. Those are the people, those are the factions that we need to all unite against. I'm drawing a line. Those of us who believe in civilization, who believe in free speech, who believe in open dialogue, and that that's something worth preserving and protecting, those of us who believe in living in a society where we can politically disagree without violence. Those who believe in that society, in those principles, and those values need to stand against those who want to destroy them, who want to burn it down. And so I say this genuinely that we are now again back to October 8th. And it's not about the Jews. It's not about Israel. It's not about us. It's about all of us. It's about all of