Charlie Kirk’s assassination shocked the nation. But how should we respond? In this episode, Jim Babka and Bill Protzmann offer a uniquely voluntaryist and grace-based analysis. They reflect on how power seduces partisans into mirroring the very monsters they oppose. They also explore... • Why political force is always violence • The danger of censorship, overreaction, and symbolic gestures • How Kirk both enabled coercion and invited conversation • What it means to truly stay grounded and act with grace NOTES Minnesota Assassinations: Day One Insights, Instant Grace 39 https://youtu.be/K4V2NckwfNU Charlie Kirk, Grace for the Moment, https://youtube.com/live/Z_GKmOZnZdk Daryl Davis Pt 1, Biography of his work, EP121 https://youtu.be/Yu-j3zvD2o8 Daryl Davis Pt 2, Fighting Racism with Grace, EP122 https://youtu.be/ceL600_kQi0 Why ICE is an Illegal Agency, EP134 https://youtu.be/j8hTJsP19bw Why Mayor Karen Bass Cannot Stop ICE, EP135 https://youtu.be/VU3sr-Wnhco Harry Reid tells Jan Helfeld, "Taxes are voluntary" - https://youtu.be/H6q0slMhDw8 MSNBC employee fired https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/11/msnbc-fires-matthew-dowd-charlie-kirk-shooting René Girard: The Founding of Religion and State, EP88 https://youtu.be/dL8Err6K778 Girard's Scapegoat on Good Friday 2025, EP126 https://youtu.be/bHdCX-S2tRI Mimetic Mirror: Jerry Bowyer Explores Jesus's Eye Parable, EP 94 https://youtu.be/i_zaPoAx8co Rene Girard And Mimetic Desire, EP7 https://youtu.be/8yvv-3WYKIs CHAPTERS 0:00 Theme 0:25 Condolences 2:07 Mere words don't justify violence 4:03 Consistent not partisan response 5:19 A pledge not to initiate force 6:25 When people stop talking 11:09 Lemonade Charlie 17:17 Charlie advocated for government violence 19:11 Lack of patience is anti-truth 21:31 No Censorship or Overreaction 27:03 Government is force, by nature violent 31:32 Charlie says a bad thing, and you... 34:49 Don't become what you fight 37:29 Don't empower psychopathic responses 40:22 Flag iconolatry vs doing something 42:17 We are our security, government is bad at it 45:41 Don't let politicians take away video 47:31 Is social media a cancer? 51:03 How to stay grounded in crisis 53:08 State is violence not the solution 54:01 More lemonade CREDITS Bill Protzmann is your moderator. This episode is sponsored by Zero Aggression Project. https://zeroaggressionproject.org/ Thank you to Randy Garbin for our amazing episode thumbnails: http://randygarbin.com/ Sometimes, we use ChatGPT to help write the show description. We are grateful to Sergio at https://www.youtube.com/@KeysofMoonMusic for our intro theme. ► https://www.patreon.com/user?u=10500501 or you can purchase his music on BandCamp: ► https://keysofmoon.bandcamp.com/ ► If you have any questions please feel free to write to Sergio at:
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