If It Quacks Like a Duck

I've been watching the news, listening to commentary, and digesting the assassination of Charlie Kirk. On one side, the cheering is nauseating. On the other, the demand for retribution is strong. What happens next is the big question, but I am seeing the reactions to those celebrating the assassination are finding they lack a job, probably lack a successful near future, and some will lose a business. That, and those only willing to be in a mob are looking for a place to hide. Backpedaling is a good description of some with more public exposure, but their past postings, or rants, are still to be found, thrown into their face, and their hypocrisy exposed. 

The big change is government officials that once either condoned the violence, or turned their heads, are being exposed, fired, and those that might have been sympathetic scurrying for cover. The media is finding their over-the-top commentators too expensive to keep. Hundreds of millions is the cost, and shrewd investors are moving their money to more secure investments. 

I'll be watching how this all advances. One thought is once peaceful people will violently react to those that spent years belittling years of societal advancement. Trying to destroy the moral fiber of citizens is never taken lightly, and anger that builds over long periods of time is released explosively. We'll see, but my hope is law is enforced fairly, those that are obviously trying to destroy the U.S. society are prevented from their task, and the sanity of a peaceful society is sought.