Civil War or Renaissance?

The assassination of Charlie Kirk portends a new civil war between ultra-conservative militia groups and freedom-loving liberals – at least that’s what the mainstream media wants you to think.

PBS declares, “Why Charlie Kirk’s killing could embolden more political violence.”

The BBC’s “Special Correspondent,” Katty Kay writes, “America is at a dangerous crossroads following the Charlie Kirk shooting.”

ABC says “After Charlie Kirk's killing, MAGA world mourns, but some say 'we're at war.'”

The liberal media has no choice than to triple down on stoking fear and hatred

The liberal media has no choice than to triple down on stoking fear and hatred.

Even some conservative writers are concluding that civil war is inevitable. On American Thinker, Chuck Mason predicts, “An Unavoidable American Conflict.”

But this may not be true. Meaningful social shifts can occur almost overnight. Malcolm Gladwell's The Tipping Point explains how ideas, trends, and social behaviors spread and become “epidemics” by applying principles from epidemiology to social phenomena.

History is replete with examples of rapid shifts in values.

The Tea Act of 1773 led to the Boston Tea Party and the beginning of the American Revolution.

Images of peaceful black protesters being assaulted with water hoses started the civil rights movement.

Video footage of Vietnam turned an entire generation against the war.

Obama’s plan to take over healthcare led to the formation of the second Tea Party.

The MeToo movement led to pushback against sexual harassment in the workplace.

And unchecked flows of illegal immigrants and rampant inner-city crime resulted in the election of Donald Trump.

The Mainstream Media has no choice but to continue drumming up fear to keep control of the narrative. But conservative writers must avoid falling in the trap.

Human nature is a very powerful force. We are hard-wired to form social groups. In our evolution, if someone didn’t go along with the group they wouldn’t survive. This is as true today as it was in pre-history.

Think back to high school. There were the cool kids, the geeks, the football team, the druggies, etc. Everyone wanted to be in a group. No one wanted to sit in the cafeteria alone. By joining a group, you became a member of a tribe. You had friends to support you. But if you broke the rules, you were outcast.

There’s a reason why shunning in the Amish community, and excommunication in the Catholic Church are considered the ultimate punishment for those who won’t comply.

Groupthink extends to all areas of life. Educators force students to mimic their views, not think for themselves. Corporate America wants conformists, not people who will upset the applecart. Power over others, wealth and social status is very seductive— that’s why politicians will do almost anything to stay in office.

When you spend a few minutes on Facebook you immediately see how our country has been divided into warring camps. Anyone who attempts to challenge the other side is immediately “unfriended.” The social media algorithms are not designed to make the world a better place, but to extend screen time as long as possible to increase ad revenue. No one wants to see comments opposing their world view, but they’ll spend hours reading those who agree with them.

The result is a giant echo-chamber where conflict is hatched and carefully incubated.

But as Gladwell explained in “Revenge of the Tipping Point,” when a certain amount of discontent is reached within a social group, people are willing leave and form their own.

The brutal murder of Charlie Kirk may be the tipping point that ends the Progressive-Democrats’ liberal takeover of our government, education system, media and corporations.

Kirk spent his last thirteen years reaching out to college students and respectfully challenging their thinking. Many of his best encounters can be viewed here. The students he talked with were clearly intelligent, but most showed their indoctrination. After enthusiastically parroting a few liberal talking points, they completely fell apart when challenged.

A major shift is starting. People can now leave the group of “cool kid liberals” and join the new group of “cool kids who are no longer fooled by liberals.”

“'I am now a registered Republican': Social media confirms tsunami of voters fleeing Democrat Party.” The New York Post reports “Disgusted ex-Democrats registering Republican after Charlie Kirk murder.”

The realignment is especially affecting young voters. Most simply went along with the crowd to be part of a social cool social group. But if being a Democrat and “pro-trans” is no longer cool the new cool place could be learning how to think for yourself.

Requests to start new Turning Point chapters have topped 60,000 and Facebook followers are over eight million. Views of Kirk’s debate videos have gone through the roof.

There has been a massive backlash against people celebrating Kirk’s murder, causing a seismic shift in the very institutions that were promoting liberal views—corporations, colleges, and even educators. It’s suddenly fashionable to expel hateful liberals.

Businesses have no spine. Their job is to make money and if they perceive that they will be more profitable by adopting conservative values they will.

Word is finally getting out that outside forces, like George Soros, have been supporting liberal causes to destroy our country from within.

Since Trump won the 2024 election, some Democrat politicians have moved to the GOP. This will only accelerate as more realize the liberal mindset is finally being exposed as morally bankrupt. Democrat Senator John Fetterman is sounding more like a conservative than a liberal.

The insanity of the Democrat Party is finally being exposed. They adopted the 20% view on every 80/20 political issue, from defending transgender mass shooters, allowing boys in girls’ sports, global-warming policies that make energy prices skyrocket, open borders, massive benefits for illegals, overspending on wasteful and corrupt public programs, and unchecked inner city crime. The list is a mile long.

Nothing shows this more clearly than the contrast between the responses to the death of George Floyd and Charlie Kirk.

Charlie Kirk’s murder is the wakeup call that will lead many liberals from insanity and toward patriotic common sense.

Liberals may also be starting to deprogram themselves about Donald Trump. For ten years they’ve been bombarded with stories describing him as a sexist, racist, homophobic, anti-Semitic monster. But they can’t help seeing that he stood up to Democrat lawfare, survived multiple assassination attempts, and his policies ended murder in Washington, D.C. in just a few hours.

Trump is the leader with the spine to push through pro-American projects, and the RINOs and the Left are going to have a very hard time resisting.

The only civil war we will be facing is the internal civil war inside the mainstream media and the Democrat Party, with a sizeable segment doubling down on insanity.

The mid-term elections in 2026 will be critical. Normally the party in power loses seats, but with investigations into liberal senators and other officials, there is no telling who might resign in disgrace, which RINOs may retire, or lose in primaries.

Whatever happens, most of America will have moved on to peace, prosperity, love of country, and common sense, and the rest of the world is already starting to follow.

Jack Gleason is a conservative, common-sense, political writer. If you have story ideas or connections to the Trump team his email is JackGleason9@protonmail.com and his always-free Substack is jackgleason.substack.com