The governor of Utah appealed to Americans to lower the political temperature following one of the most scathing assassinations in American history.
However, very few people I’ve spoken to since Charlie Kirk’s passing believe that’s the course the nation will take. Not very soon, anyway.
There are numerous instances in recent history where America has decided not to unite following a tragedy. When a Democratic congresswoman was shot in the head in Arizona fourteen years ago, it didn’t happen. Not when a Republican congressman was shot during baseball practice eight years ago.
Despite a worldwide pandemic, Americans did not even unite. Covid actually exacerbated divisions.
