Nickolas R, Denton, TX
Never have I seen politics discussed so much at work, much less one event. It was all everyone talked about, striking up conversations unprompted.
The conclusions were all the same: sympathy for Charlie Kirk.
The right-wing momentum of martyrdom felt crushing. Instead of this arch-reactionary being exposed, discredited, and used a means of increasing working-class consciousness, Kirk’s assassination has temporarily given MAGA some breathing space. That’s the real, reactionary consequence of individual terrorism.
This atmosphere won’t last forever. Under the pressure of rising inflation and unemployment, MAGA will eventually split along class lines, but for now, it’s been strengthened.
Communists must help advance the conditions, confidence, and consciousness of the working class. Only a mass revolutionary party can discredit reactionary ideologues by waging militant struggle against the whole capitalist system.