JUST RIGHT

 Yesterday I Googled Charlie Kirk's name because I wanted to know what religious denomination, if any that he was affiliated with. I was immediately struck by Wikipedia's description of him as a right wing activist. It went on to say that " his more disputed positions included his criticism of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Martin Luther King Jr. as well as his promotion of COVID 19 misinformation, false claims of electoral fraud in 2020 and white genocide conspiracy theory." Kirk is also described as a Christian Nationalist as if that is a bad thing. I will deal with Wikipedia's truly despicable mischaracterization of Charlie Kirk later but first I want to address the term right wing. Wikipedia and the media in general nearly always describes people on the right as right wing, or far right. Out of curiosity I looked up Jane Fonda, Whoopi Goldberg, George Clooney, Joy Behar, Barbara Streisand  and Michael Moore to see how Wikipedia described them. Fonda, Goldberg, and Clooney were described as political activists. Behar and Streisand were simply described by their careers. A comedian in Behar's case and an actress in Streisand's case. Moore was described as a directer who involves himself in social issues. This kind of treatment regarding conservatives is not new. It has been happening for many years now.

First of all as a white 75 year old Southerner who grew up in the racist one party Democrat South I know racists when I see them. I remember the days when the Democrats enforced segregation by law and custom. I have watched enough of Charlie Kirk's speeches, debates and podcasts over the years to know that Charlie Kirk was not a racist. Nor was he a mysoginist, or an antisemite and he didn't hate homosexuals. Wikipedia got one thing right. He was a Christian Nationalist. Okay, I am a Christian Nationalist. I am Christian and I love my country. Kirk would say the same about himself. We are both guilty as charged. The left likes the term White Christian Nationalist to describe us. If that term is limited to the color of my skin then I had no choice in the matter. I am white. If they mean that I am a racist Christian Nationalist they are wrong, I welcome Christian Nationalists of all colors and ethnicities. The more the better and again I feel certain that Kirk would agree with me. 

Wikipedia says that his criticism of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is disputed. Okay, and that means what? That he is racist? I have a dispute with the 1964 Civil Rights Act. First of all it was not needed. The Civil Rights Act was redundant. The 14th Amendment was never enforced. It did the same thing as the 1964 Civil Rights Act did in 1868. Ninety six years before it's passage. The Democrat South resisted it's implementation through violence. Also court cases like Plessy vs. Ferguson in 1896 took the teeth out of it. A full court press by the Federal government enforcing the 14th Amendment in 1964 would have accomplished the same results without redundant legislation. This was Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan's objections to it on pure constitutional grounds. I was happy with the results of not only the 1964 Civil Rights Act but also the 1965 Voting Rights Act. The South changed for the better. It became better not only for blacks but for whites. Jobs and economic opportunities began to flow into the South which benefitted people of all races. Over time the South became a two party region and more democratic. As the South became less racist it became more Republican. The 1965 Voting Rights Act was needed because the 15th Amendment allowed the Democrat South loopholes. It did not prevent them from repressing the black vote through things like poll taxes and literacy tests. The 1965 Voting Rights Act closed these loopholes. 

Wikipedia claims that Kirk had a problem with Martin Luther King Jr. As a Christian I have a problem with him. He was a sorry pastor in the sense that he didn't believe in the divinity of Jesus. King didn't believe in the virgin birth or the miracles of the Bible. He believed in the social gospel which is a socialist approach to Christianity. I would never attend a church that had a pastor like MLK. In my view MLK was a socialist because he said that he was a socialist. Many Conservatives think of him as a Republican. His dad was a Republican until the Kennedy administration helped his son get out of jail but MLK wasn't a Republican. MLK was also a man whore and possibly bisexual. He had many extra marital affairs and participated in orgies. I have to give the devil his due, however. MLK was a firm believer in non violence, something the modern Democrats could learn from and he gave his life fighting for what he believed like Charlie Kirk did. MLK was also willing to spend time in jail and was instrumental in the cause of desegregating the Democrat South. Although he wasn't a Christian in my view he used scripture to drive home his points as a great orator and he inspired millions to join the fight for civil rights. After the main civil rights battles were won, however; he branched out into Vietnam anti war activism and other social causes which diminished some of his support in my view. Whatever problem Charlie had with MLK I am sure that he had well thought out reasons and would probably agree with my analysis. 

Some of the most ludicrous charges that Wikipedia makes in light of the overwhelming evidence to the contrary is that Charlie spread misinformation about COVID 19 and 2020 election fraud. Virtually everything that we were told about COVID was a lie. From standing six foot apart to prevent transmission, to the effectiveness of masks, the effectiveness of the vaccine, and the safety of the vaccine. The government also lied to us about the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin. People died unnecessarily because of these lies. Including my son, several good friends and a million American's. As far as the 2020 election goes there is overwhelming evidence of election fraud. I will encourage the reader to verify what I am saying through their own research. Wikipedia continues to repeat the same lies over and over about COVID and the 2020 election.  

Finally, Wikipedia claims that Charlie Kirk believed in white genocide conspiracy theory. Wikipedia defines it this way. "The white genocide, white extinction, or white replacement conspiracy theory is a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims there is a deliberate plot (often blamed on the Jews) to cause the extinction of white people through forced assimilation, or mass immigration violent genocide, It purports that this goal is advanced through the promotion of miscegenation, interracial marriage, mass non-white immigration, racial integration, low fertility rates, abortion, pornography, LGBTGQ identities, governmental land-confiscation from whites, organised violence, and eliminationism in majority white countries." I have searched for a video where Charlie is saying anything that even sounds like this and I can't find anything. I have never heard him advocate for this. Charlie was not a racist or an anti semite. Like myself, was against illegal immigration. Conservatives are used to being accused of racism and being against non-white immigration but color doesn't have anything to do with it. We are being Balkanized by people who have no desire to assimilate into our culture. A country cannot survive doing this. Europe is a perfect example. It is on the verge of collapse. This doesn't include the criminal and mentally ill people that have illegally crossed our border. Charlie Kirk was one of the smartest people that I have ever seen and one of the quickest. He was a moral man, great husband and great father. Charlie was the kind of person that inspired people to be better. Very few people affect me that way. No Wikipedia Charlie Kirk wasn't right wing. He was just right.