But this particular Robinson, alleged murderer of Charlie Kirk, carries a name guaranteed to survive in infamy as much for his presumed assassination of Kirk as for his personal and political beliefs. You've already been clobbered with the details of his life, his love relationship with a transitioning male (to female) roommate and his incredible hatred for Charlie Kirk. To paraphrase from George Orwell's Animal Farm, all people in America have freedom of speech, but some people have more freedom of speech than others, and are therefore apparently enabled to kill those of an opposing viewpoint.
The extreme left in this country is just rabid, hot-headed beyond reason and brain-brooded crazy with radical ideas, lies and exaggerations intended often to serve the most dangerous people in the world. The phenomenon is especially prevalent among young people who, in many instances, probably see no future for themselves in what they're being shown or told by authorities enhanced by seniority and power. Increasingly, we've little in common with one another, and people will be affected in various ways as they absorb visions and words of hatred sometimes leading to disaster.
So the curtain is down, for now.
Should Tyler Robinson be found guilty at trial and put on Utah's death row, the rest of society's Charlie Kirk assassination nightmare will proceed. If he's executed by the state the MAGA-hating radical left will wave its magic wand of miracles and make Robinson a martyr, and his legend will be enhanced and humanized in order to serve many masters. Maybe better to give him life in prison, where he will be forgotten among the shadows of time.
Young people in the USA very much require heroes of achievement, not martyrs of horrible deeds.
Arising almost simultaneously with Kirk's murder were cries of making "hate speech" a crime, and sadly a good share of this thinking emanated from those on the political right. Me, I intend to speak out and hate anybody and anything I wish, but if my words directly result in actions driven to kill, defame or destroy there would likely be problems of legality, if not charges of criminal behavior on my part.
And yes, I have noted in the past that a major problem with these young shooters is all the trouble they exert is getting everything just right before they take action (the firearms, the gear, the attitude) -- and then they always shoot the wrong people. I mean, if you're going to take that Extra Step and be loony enough to take somebody out, make it a Hitler, a Putin or the wanted-at-any-cost serial killer/rapist, and not the fast-food employee who couldn't bag your fries fast enough.
So now we have Robinson in addition to Mangione in society's custodial care. What influences these agenda-blinded zombies, if not social media and infectiously leftist college and university professors? Radical intentions don't come about merely through osmosis from the ground to the brain. To deny that right now the country is well-populated with fringe group followers and insane young people all but willing to pull a trigger or thrust a knife blade is to invite repetition. A solution to this chaos for a country guided by constitutional principles and freedoms will not come easily, if at all. Ours is a nation slowly turning its most valuable historical inheritance over to children of ignorance, mal-education, apathy violence and barely an inkling of common sense.
The murder of Charlie Kirk was tragic and senseless -- and relentlessly reported upon -- but we suspect that a significant number of observers will respond with a so-what? attitude, and in the end, after the tears are long dried and evaporated, few will know the difference between Charlie Kirk, Captain Kirk of Star Trek, actors Tommy Kirk or Kirk Cameron, a Scottish church called a kirk or a thousand other Kirks.
As for Robinson, I'm going to do what I often do, which is to make a prediction, aware that my glances into the future don't always turn out well. Anyway: When push comes to shove on the death penalty, there will arise a general consensus about "what Charlie would have wanted" and if I'm reading his family and close friends right, the word mercy will creep into the conversation following the ongoing rage and death will be off the table in exchange for life in prison. Yes, this is Utah -- AND the Feds -- we're talking about, but I believe some very serious thinking will be accomplished before the almost guaranteed vision of martyrdom for Robinson via execution occurs. Would Charlie want his killer executed? Surely, that basic question will overwhelm the halls of justice as this unusually special case proceeds.
