Many of the Left, and some on the right, claimed that Charlie Kirk’s assassination was the rights “George Floyd moment.” Of course, such a thing is so ridiculous that as soon as someone like Sam Harris said it, he immediately had to walk it back.
The details and fallout are so incredibly different, any comparison falls flat on its face. Victor Davis Hanson explains:
It is not a George Floyd moment. In 2020, after the death of George Floyd, Antifa and Black Lives Matter led five months of violent protests: 35 people killed; 1,500 police officers injured; historic church, torched; police precinct, torched; federal courthouse, torched. In addition to that, we had 1,500 officers injured, $2 billion of property damage, arson, looting, violence. Tried to rush President Donald Trump in the White House and tried to get him on the grounds and sent him to the White House bunker.
That didn’t happen after the death of Charlie Kirk. All people did was try to double down on his efforts. They tried to subscribe, in great numbers, to Turning Point USA. They talked about registering to vote. But it was all peaceful and calm. It was not anything like George Floyd.[1]
Of course, Reddit never disappoints to present the logic of Critical Theory behind the claim. Charlie Kirk’s death wasn’t as serious as George Floyd’s death, because Charlie Kirk wasn’t systemically oppressed like George Floyd.[2] It is hard to comprehend how evil that perspective is, and the inversion of justice contained therein.
[1] Debunking the Left’s Series of Lies Following Charlie Kirk’s Assassination, by Victor Davis Hanson, September 16, 2025, https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/09/16/debunking-the-lefts-series-of-lies-following-charlie-kirks-assassination/
[2] https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1nkcnwr/cmv_comparing_charlie_kirks_death_to_the_one_of/
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