6095 The Charlie Kirk Suspect Arrested!

Freedomain with Stefan Molyneux

Stefan Molyneux

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🗓️ 13 September 2025

⏱️ 54 minutes

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In this X Space, philosopher Stefan Molyneux investigates the tragic shooting of Charlie Kirk at Utah Valley University, analyzing the implications and motivations behind the act. Stefan reflects on Kirk's qualities and the profound impact of his loss, while discussing the current polarization in political discourse. Examining the alleged shooter, Tyler Robinson, Stefan considers the influences that may have led to this violence and the role of social media in exacerbating ideological conflicts. He concludes with a call for introspection and a return to civility in our discussions.

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0:00.0	All right, thank you, everyone, for your patience.
0:02.0	12th of September 2025.
0:04.9	This is Stefan Molyneux from Freedom Main.
0:07.5	We're going to be talking about the Charlie Kirk shooting
0:09.2	and the alleged shooter, who is now in custody.
0:15.0	And I do want to mention a few things about Charlie Kirk,
0:21.9	who seems to have been almost universally loved across the planet.
0:26.1	I mean, obviously not by the hard left, but by most people who knew him and met him.
0:29.5	I met him once.
0:30.3	I think we were on a panel together in St. Louis,
0:32.3	and I gave a speech at a conference he was giving a speech at,
0:35.9	watched him give his speech.
0:37.4	And he had this really
0:40.4	touching and wonderful, endearing quality to him, this optimism, this hope, this passion,
0:48.8	this believe the best in people that, I suppose I can only envy in a way. And he also had a patience,
0:57.5	which is a virtue that I would not say I'm excessively infused with, but he had a kind of patience
1:04.2	and a courage that was really second to none in the public square and public space.
1:11.6	I never really, I think I saw him get angry once,
1:13.6	and you know, that's fair.
1:15.6	There's nothing virtuous about a complete lack of anger.
1:19.6	And so he worked very hard at what he did.
1:24.6	An absolute prodigy, like, let's just be honest.
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