Teen Opinion: Ode to a Hero

As I sit here writing out my thoughts, I’m experiencing a lot of emotion as I’m well aware so many of you are.

Wednesday September 10th, 2025 Mr. Charlie Kirk, a great man, a courageous man, a son, a husband, a father and a friend was murdered by a cowardly assassin.

Our nation has been in a moral decline culminating in the assassination of Mr. Charlie Kirk. We cannot let his death go without first honoring the way he lived and he did live life to the fullest.

He lived a life of faith and service and we are so very grateful.

Mr. Charlie Kirk wasn’t doing anything wrong, he was speaking to others openly and respectfully as he always did. He had no hate, no anger, even for those who hated him. Mr. Kirk went onto college campuses to not only debate but to educate and challenge students to think for themselves. He preached how we needed to get back to Judeo Christian values and to end the hate and division.

Mr. Kirk loved God, family and country, he had no hate in his heart and yet so many hated him and why? Possibly because he was speaking the truth, facts that can be backed up against others who believe the lies and vitriol being spread like cancer from fake news and Democrat politicians? Possibly because he strongly supported President Trump as I and so many others do who love our country? Was it because we love God, family and country when the left clearly hates it and defies God? Was it because he spoke up for Christians and Jews everywhere and that Israel most definitely has the right to exist? Was it because he condemned terrorists and terrorism? Was it because he defended the innocent children and the unborn? Will we ever have the answer? I don’t think so because it just doesn’t make sense. There is no reasoning or justification for violence.

What I gladly found out after his senseless murder was for all who hated him, for all these sick and evil individuals celebrating his murder, there are thousands more who loved him including me. There are thousands of people across our country mourning him and paying their respects.

Mr. Kirk spoke about how the left is hateful and dangerous and we all have either seen it or experienced it ourselves firsthand. Because Mr. Kirk was such a proponent for free speech they have decided they had the right to silence him, they murdered him in cold blood. What became so broken in our society, in the human race that shows no humanity? What gives Democrats and their liberal followers the right to end the lives of others for exercising free speech and then to celebrate it? No one has that right. Democrat politicians who promoted hate and violence against conservatives are now condemning his assassination. How can they condemn his murder when they are the ones responsible for it? Because they are hypocrites. In history it has never been a conservative who feels it is acceptable to end the lives of innocent people.

One of the huge differences between our parties is we don’t celebrate the death of others, we mourn death. We don’t murder those with a different political opinion, we discuss ourdifferences. If this evil act happened to one of them we would pray for them and mourn with them. For anyone to celebrate Mr. Kirk’s death or any death is not just mental illness it is nothing less than evil. We must not become them by giving into violence and hate, Mr. Kirk would never want that.

This isn’t a gun control issue like the Democrats are now suggesting for their own selfish political reasons, this is a fight against evil. Conservatives don’t kill, we preach the word of God and Judeo Christian values. We don’t hate, we try to unite as others try to divide us and that’s exactly what Mr. Kirk did, he united us. A coward ended the life of Mr. Kirk but they will never end his legacy, the work he did and the impact he made.

As Conservatives we can also honor Mr. Kirk by not giving into the hate and violence. Don’t let their hatred change you and we can’t let our anger push us to the violence we deplore. We are the party of peace, they are the party of hate and violence, we cannot allow ourselves to become like them, we cannot let them break us.

I am proud to be the President of a Turning Point USA Chapter. I am proud to never stop fighting for the rights of others and holding on to the hope that people turn to God for the truth knowing we are all God’s children, we are all loved and we are never alone.

I am proud to hereby announce I plan to start speaking out on college campuses to honor Mr. Kirk and his passion for educating others. I will never stop and we will never stop. Thousands of Mr. Kirk’s supporters are now carrying on where he left off, they are speaking out. This assassin, this coward didn’t scare us, he didn’t stop us or even slow us down, he ignited us. We are now stronger, louder and more powerful than ever before. We stand united in our faith, our morals and ethics and that’s what makes us Conservatives.

Mrs Kirk must go on without the love of her life and raise their beautiful children without their father. They will remain strong in their faith and know one day they will be together again in heaven but until then they will carry on and live for him and honor his memory as we all should do. We must be the change, the Turning Point and ask ourselves at what cost is there peace and unity? No one has the right to cause the blood shed of others in order to express our differences. Only we can make a difference if we work together and say no more to hate and violence. We are so much more than that.

It is up to each and every one of us to continue the work Mr. Kirk started and I believe that is exactly what he would want us to do, we will be his voice. A coward assassinated him but it will never silence him, his voice lives on. Thank you to Mr. Charlie Kirk for your work, your truth, your kindness, your passion and sadly for your ultimate sacrifice for our country. Thank you Mrs. Erika Kirk and all your family for your sacrifice and for making our country a better place. We will pray for you, we will honor you and we will carry on for you.

Mr. Charlie Kirk’s name will go down in history as the Hero he was. God Bless you all.