Deformation and reformation

"For young people who are a bit lost or disconnected, Turning Point, and all it stands for, is a great place to get grounded. It is time to make a stand. It is time to be counted, as well as counted on. What is Charlie Kirk's legacy? Look around. It is happening right now, all over."        

When George Floyd died on Memorial Day weekend in 2020, the country tilted over to a time of deformation. In Minneapolis at that time, our interstates were filled with just about every leftist in the country, who wanted to come here and protest. And riot. And burn. And destroy. It was a horrible time in our country. It was a horrible time in Minnesota. It was a horrible time in Minneapolis. And what was the legacy of George Floyd? Ashes. Without looking too hard, they still exist in parts of Minneapolis.

Charlie Kirk died of a single gunshot wound on the day before 9/11/2025. He died speaking to throngs of young people about living in this great republic, having free speech, loving God and country, and so forth. Charlie attracted young people - a lot of young people. Some came to listen, some came to debate, some were changed when they left. Maybe that needs correction. Many were changed when they left. But when the gunshot rang out, and Charlie fell, something else happened. A reformation. A real turning point. 

Anyone who heard Charlie's widow Erica speak about Charlie the other day, heard something which many will never forget. This is a woman who was robbed of her husband she loved so much. The two young children of Charlie were robbed of a father who will never come to their soccer games, never see them going to prom, going to college, or get married. But the passion that Erica used when she spoke, was also about Charlie's passion. It was about Turning Point. As said by Admiral Yamamoto after Pearl Harbor, "I fear we have awakened a sleeping giant and filled it with an angry resolve."

When Floyd died, many of the misplaced youth wondered what they could burn or destroy to honor (dishonor) him. In some cities, it is still going on. It was, and still is, a blot on our country. Last weekend when Charlie died, the organization which he co-founded - exploded in membership. Thousands joined a Turning Point chapter. More young people made a decision to go to church. To listen more. To love more. Was it a revolution? Maybe. Or was it a reformation for many of our young people. I believe that to be true.

For young people who are a bit lost or disconnected, Turning Point, and all it stands for, is a great place to get grounded. It is time to make a stand. It is time to be counted, and counted on. What is Charlie Kirk's legacy? Look around. It is happening right now, all over.