Nearly one year after conservative leader Charlie Kirk was gunned down by a leftist on a Utah college campus, students at Georgetown University are reportedly organizing a look-alike contest to mock his death.
The event, scheduled for September 10, transforms what should be a somber anniversary into what Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet calls a deliberate mockery of Kirk’s memory. Georgetown University responded to the controversy by telling the New York Post that “making light of a victim of violence is counter to our values and deeply disappointing.”
But the university’s statement rings hollow given Georgetown’s recent history.
Shortly after Kirk’s assassination, someone posted a flyer from the John Brown Club on campus celebrating the political violence. The sign read: “Hey, Fascist! Catch! The only political group that celebrates when Nazis die.” That phrase directly references the engraving found on one of the bullet casings Kirk’s alleged killer planned to use in his attack. The John Brown Club was not on Georgetown’s list of recognized student organizations at the time.
The ghoulish celebrations extend far beyond one university.
Islamic Marxist Hasan Piker recently led a live audience in mocking the “We Are Charlie Kirk” song. This is the same commentator who has fantasized about murder and streets soaked in “capitalist blood.” Syracuse professors celebrated the assassination in its immediate aftermath, with one saying Kirk could “rest in p-ss.” On BlueSky and other left-wing corners of the internet, users openly cheered Kirk’s murder.
Thursday marks one year since a young conservative leader was murdered for his beliefs. Instead of reflection and calls for unity, Americans are witnessing celebrations and contests mocking his death.
The left’s response to Kirk’s assassination tells everyday Americans everything they need to know about who their opponents really are and what they truly believe about political violence.
