My Final Word: Charlie Kirk, Free Speech & the Danger of Martyrdom

This week, Martyn unpacks the uncomfortable tension around the assassination of Charlie Kirk. We must defend free speech — even for those we disagree with. But martyring a man who weaponised speech to belittle and provoke others isn’t defending free speech. It’s distorting it. Charlie Kirk was protected by free speech. He wasn’t a champion of it. His killing is a terrifying escalation — and no one in a civil society wins from that. In solidarity, the revolution continues.

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