Those unwilling to condemn the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10th have reached for a coward’s shield: whataboutism. I’ve seen it everywhere. What about Minnesota? What about school shootings? As if invoking another tragedy erases the one directly in front of us. As if deflection is a substitute for moral clarity. It isn’t. […]
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Those unwilling to condemn the brutal murder of Charlie Kirk on September 10th have reached for a coward’s shield: whataboutism. I’ve seen it everywhere. What about Minnesota? What about school shootings? As if invoking another tragedy erases the one directly in front of us. As if deflection is a substitute for moral clarity. It isn’t. […]
