Martyr

Before the shooter was even identified, the stupidest president of the United States in its 250 year history and his minions on the hard right were ramping up the rhetoric and talking openly of revenge against their perceived enemies. 

Charlie Kirk didn't deserve to die and his toxic ideology was best debated on college campuses which he will never be able to visit again. Instead he will now become a martyr and lightning rod for the cultural outrage that much of the country has fallen for. After being spoon fed hateful rhetoric about immigrants, women and LGBTQ people for decades on FOX News and other outlets, the right wing was waiting for such an opportunity to be outraged. 

Neoliberalism, globalization, greed and corruption got the country where it is but the rubes who can't see past yesterday didn't realize that the oligarchy is primarily to blame for the divisions. After being hypnotized for so long it will be difficult to sell them on reality. 

If Charlie Kirk's assassination sparks a wave of violence against progressives trying to bring the country back to fairness, it will only speed up a decline already well underway.