Former President Barack Obama warns that the US is in a “turning point” after Charlie Kirk's assassination
Former Democrat President Barack Obama warns that the US is in a “Turning point“But that political violence”is not something new“And”took place in certain periods“Of the history of the country. The statement comes after the assassination of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk comes.
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Former President added that, despite the historical previous, political violence is “Anathema compared to what it means to be a democratic country”, writes The Guardian.
Obama made these statements at Jefferson Educational Society, a non-profit organization in Erie, Pennsylvania.
He explicitly condemned political violence, referring to this year's fatal attacks on Kirk and the Minnesota parliamentary, Melissa Hortman. Obama called both incidents “a tragedy“And he said that Donald Trump has even more divided the country, instead of working to join people.
“There is no excuse, the central principle of our democratic system is that we must be in disagreement and sometimes have very heated debates without resorting to violence“He said.
Obama warned that the reaction to Kirk's assassination last week, which triggered a debate on freedom of expression and incite to violence, could deepen political and cultural divisions.
“I think there was a certain confusion recently in relation to this and, honestly, coming from the White House and other authority positions, which suggests that, even before establishing who was the author of this evil act, we will somehow identify an enemy“He said.
The right -wing politicians, including Trump, blamed “Radical left“To create a dangerous political climate. Many on the left claim that these accusations are a pretext for an authoritarian repression against freedom of expression.
Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot dead on September 10, during an event at Utah Valley University. According to the US press, the main suspect, a 22-year-old, would have recognized the deed in a message sent to friends before surrender to the police.
Kirk's assassination was presented by the far right American as an act of martyrdom, and the criticisms of the activist were harshly sanctioned. Several people have lost their jobs for ironic messages posted online, including Laura Sosh-Lightsy, an employee of a Tennessee public university, who had written on Facebook immediately after the crime: “Hate births. Zero sympathy”.
