Now that Charlie Kirk is dead,
Christian nationalists will ask
If they can make him a Christian martyr.
Would that be a worthwhile task?
To make a martyr of a man
Who while debating stirred up hate
Would be a slap in the face to all
The people he would denigrate.
Radicalizing college students,
Kirk was clear about his goals:
Normalizing bigotry
And feeding ideas to far-right trolls.
His widow said that she forgave
Her husband's killer--a righteous pose.
But Trump used Kirk's memorial
To threaten his political foes.
He and others lie and say
That Charlie Kirk's assassination
Was a left-wing conspiracy--
A false, divisive accusation.
It's true that Kirk fit right in with
The MAGA world, and that's no bluff.
But there are some who think that he
Wasn't radical enough.
Racist Christo-fascists will now
Exploit Kirk's death to plan and scheme
To make his already over-the-top
Ideas even more extreme.
Trump will continue to placate far-right
Extremist groups. The hate will spread.
And people will ask, "How could this happen?"
While they're burying the dead.
-by Bob B (9-22-25)
