Young fans and critics debate his political legacy

The sudden and violent death of American activist Charlie Kerk, who mobilized a youth movement and occupied a famous position among his fans, has sparked a legal discussion about his political heritage.

Supporters of the 31 -year -old girl expressed the appreciation of his conservative Christian values ​​and explicit opinions. Speaking to the BBC, many were crying because they remembered a man listening to them and understood their fears.

His opinions were polarized on the campus of universities, where he held major events, and his provocative sermons were attracting crowds of vocal opponents and fans.

Kirk was a strong supporter of weapons rights, heavily opposed to miscarriage, criticizing the rights of transgender people and strengthening false claims about Covid-19. It was not shy when it came to express his opinions – and his critics did not retreat.

Encouraging open discussions and participating in fierce discussions was pivotal in both his professional success and personal regulation. “When people stop talking, that is when you get violence,” Kirk says in a video that has been widely shared since his death.

“When people stop speaking, this is when the civil war occurs, because you begin to think that the other side is very evil and lose their humanity.”

Now, each of the supporters and opponents were left shook after being killed by one bullet on stage while Debatirng was at a university in Utah.

“I am sad, horrific,” said the leftist influencer, Dean Witzars, 21, who is famous for publishing and discussing political issues, including Kirk.

In an emotional video posted on millions of his followers, Weserz said armed violence “is always disgusting, and is always severe and always.”

He pushed many greeting indicating armed violence publicly on the annoying comments via the Internet, which implicitly that Kirk deserves to be shot because of his position in arms rights, which included the opinion that more people should have weapons and that some of the deaths were fired.

These comments also reflect a broader conversation in the wake of his death. People also praised Kirk and exchanged condolences of his wife and children, many also emphasized that regardless of the person’s views, political violence can never be justified.

For example, Weserz said he had never agreed with Kirk’s ideas, but he stressed this to never happen.

“It shouldn’t be a shock, I think Charlie Kirk was a bad person – I made it very clear during the past year,” he said. “But does this mean that I think he deserves to lose his life? No.”

“On the campus today, many conversations were held with people, and everyone agreed to a shock,” Adam Saar, a student in Cleveland, Ohio, told the BBC.

“Most of the people I spoke to do not agree with him politically, but we are very annoyed with what happened,” he said.

In addition to the immediate shock and praise, some also began to discuss Kirk’s legacy as a political activist in America. Many are struggling with the influence of the man who attracted enthusiastic crowds, bringing young people to conservative Christian politics and thinking, while many at the same time shocked his provocative opinions.

Kirk talked about his family – a wife and two children – and he was a non -apologize defender of the Evangelical Christianity.

“It was one of the main people who really helped me be bold about my Christian faith,” said Svana Stone, from Florida, to the BBC.

The 20 -year -old girl, who married two years ago, is a self -described “commercial midwife” – a traditional wife, adopts stereotypes with her husband, something that Kerk believes.

Stone said she was tense to publicly talk about her faith and traditional values.

“The feminism has truly harmed the nuclear family and caused women,” she said, adding that she was subjected to severe criticism to speak publicly about her beliefs.

Stone added: “Charlie Kirk made me think more cash in feminism,” Stone added.

In the discussions, Kirk gained many loyal supporters. They could hear his ideas clearly, and was surrounded by other youth in all aspects of the political scene – an environment that often produces an explosive viral videos of his exchange and refute.

Sixteen years old, from Brooklyn, New York City, BBC, told her that she and her friends were “angry” when they saw these clips.

“When we discovered his death, I wanted to know if I had offended his appreciation, so I looked again on YouTube,” she said.

“But I found the way he is talking to people in a discussion that does not open any real discussion – especially when he discusses it with a woman. He tends to speak quickly and talks about them,” she said.

The teenager added, “Everyone I know is terrifying from shooting him,” added the teenager. “No one should be shot to say their ideas.”

Julia Pierce, who was a member of Kirk Point Usa, for more than 10 years, said that Kirk would be mentioned that the young conservatives in America will give them confidence in themselves.

“It was so for young people, it was great to be democratic. But it made it great to be a supporter of Trump and to wear a Maga hat and live your life with traditional family values,” she told the BBC.

Activist Chandler Krumb, 20, who met Kerk for the first time when he was fourteen years old, has been feeling at each National Conference at the turning points since then, similar.

“We were young black leaders wearing Maga caps and said it didn’t matter if you were black or white,” said Chandler.

“Political figures tend to speak to us – but he did not.

Kirk’s position on gay and sexually transformed rights was especially polarized.

Gay marriage and argue against gender care for sexually transformed people, and often cited his Christian faith in these issues.

“I think marriage is one man,” he wrote in 2019.

“Gay people should be welcome in the conservative movement. As Christians, we are invited to the love of everyone,” he said.

But last month, Kirk, who opposed an audio month of pride and celebrations, attracted criticism of writing on X: “It should be legal burning a rainbow or [Black Lives Matter] Science in public places. “

Activist Josh Hilvgut said that Kirk was “the highest homosexual in America, and his words caused great harm to LGBTQ+”.

In reference to one of the Podcast Kirk episodes where he called for a gender care ban, Holvjot said: “This was more than the political theater. It was a dangerous attack in the real world on safety and dignity LGBTQ.”

Whether they agree with Kirk or not, the youth that BBC spoke to them all spoke to them said that his killing represents a possible turning point in freedom of expression and expression.

Tiley Medharest, a student of Cambridge University, said, “

“This is not a step in the right direction. This does not fight fascism,” she said. “This is not what politics should look.”