{"id":2485519,"date":"2025-09-11T19:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-organization-accused-of-issuing-a-fatwa-against-charlie-kirk-earlier-this-year\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T19:43:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T23:43:42","slug":"leftist-organization-accused-of-issuing-a-fatwa-against-charlie-kirk-earlier-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leftist-organization-accused-of-issuing-a-fatwa-against-charlie-kirk-earlier-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Leftist Organization Accused of Issuing a &#8216;Fatwa&#8217; Against Charlie Kirk Earlier This Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fleftist-organization-accused-of-issuing-a-fatwa-against-charlie-kirk-earlier-this-year%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2485519&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article reflects on the famous line from the graphic novel *Watchmen*: &#8220;Who will watch the Watchmen?&#8221;-questioning who holds those in power accountable. It applies this notion to recent events, especially the tragic murder of charlie kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, at utah Valley University. The piece criticizes the mainstream media and left-leaning political figures for fostering a unfriendly environment through inflammatory rhetoric against Kirk and his institution.<\/p>\n<p>It highlights how groups like the Southern poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) have labeled Kirk and Turning Point USA with extreme accusations,such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pressure-mounts-on-sheldon-whitehouse-to-resign-in-shame-over-ties-to-racist-beach-club\/\" title=\"Pressure Mounts on Sheldon Whitehouse To Resign in Shame Over Ties to Racist Beach Club\">promoting white supremacy<\/a> and Christian nationalism.The article claims this vilification contributed to the violence against Kirk by mentally unstable individuals influenced by such rhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the article calls on leftist leaders and media to cease their divisive language that brands opponents as extremists or Nazis, arguing that such behaviour incites violence and endangers lives, as exemplified by the attack on Kirk. It frames the situation as a warning about the consequences of unchecked hostility in political discourse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>One of the most enduring lines in all of superhero fandom comes from the seminal 1986 graphic novel &ldquo;Watchmen.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The line? &ldquo;Who will watch the Watchmen?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That rhetorical question is exactly what it sounds like. When a group claims to be an arbiter of truth on what&rsquo;s &ldquo;good,&rdquo; who&rsquo;s actually going to hold them to account?<\/p>\n<p>That question feels incredibly apropos in the aftermath of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-issues-heartbreaking-statement-confirms-charlie-kirk-died-america\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cowardly murder<\/a> of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was shot dead Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s because the &ldquo;Watchmen,&rdquo; in this case &mdash; the establishment media and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jb-pritzker-blames-trump-rise-political-violence-following-charlie-kirks-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vile leftist Democrat leaders<\/a> &mdash; clearly were not watched nearly enough in the months and years leading up to Kirk&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Just look at this &ldquo;fatwa against Charlie Kirk&rdquo; from the Southern Poverty Law Center, as dug up by The Federalist CEO Sean Davis:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SPLC is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fmr-gov-cuomo-grants-clemency-to-weather-underground-member\/\" title=\"Fmr. Gov. Cuomo grants clemency to Weather Underground member\">domestic terrorist organization<\/a> that issued a fatwa against Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA earlier this year. They put a target on Charlie&rsquo;s back and all but called for his assassination.<\/p>\n<p>SPLC scheming also previously incited a mass shooting attempt on the Family&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pT9lu3uKbA\">pic.twitter.com\/pT9lu3uKbA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sean Davis (@seanmdav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/seanmdav\/status\/1966169027036021060?\">September 11, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;SPLC is a domestic terrorist organization that issued a fatwa against Charlie Kirk and Turning Point USA earlier this year,&rdquo; a clearly furious Davis posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X. &ldquo;They put a target on Charlie&rsquo;s back and all but called for his assassination.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;SPLC scheming also previously incited a mass shooting attempt on the Family Research Council. This is what they do.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s time for terrorist organizations to finally be treated like terrorist organizations. Enough is enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The late May article can be found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.splcenter.org\/resources\/reports\/turning-point-usa-case-study-hard-right-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>, but for the sake of your sanity, I&rsquo;d recommend just taking my word for what it says.<\/p>\n<p>Filed under &ldquo;Dismantling White Supremacy,&rdquo; that should tell you all you need to know about what this SLPC piece&rsquo;s thesis is: Charlie Kirk &mdash; and by extension, TPUSA &mdash; are virulent Nazis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Over the last several years, the political right has increasingly shifted toward an authoritarian, patriarchal Christian supremacy dedicated to eroding the value of inclusive democracy and public institutions,&rdquo; the article claimed. &ldquo;The political right in the U.S., whose party infrastructure is dominated by the Republican Party but includes the current Libertarian Party and is flanked to the right by the Constitution Party, has embraced aggressive state and federal power to enforce a social order rooted in white supremacy. Turning Point USA and its growing influence on conservative politics is emblematic of this current state.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And see if you notice a theme in how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adl.org\/resources\/backgrounder\/turning-point-usa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anti-Defamation League<\/a> described Kirk and TPUSA. Here are some choice bullet points from the group:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&ldquo;Kirk also promotes Christian nationalism: the idea that Christians should dominate the government and other areas of life in the US.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>&ldquo;TPUSA continues to attract racists to the group. Numerous TPUSA representatives have made bigoted remarks about minority groups and the LGBTQ+ community.&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>&ldquo;White nationalists have attended TPUSA events, even though the group says it <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rejects white supremacist ideology<\/a>.&rdquo; (You can almost feel those last few words being typed through gritted teeth.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&rsquo;s obviously impossible to say whether these articles specifically incited the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/charlie-kirk-william-wallace-effect-death-will-inspire-courage-freedom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">horrific attack on Kirk<\/a>, but this sort of rhetoric&nbsp;<em>absolutely&nbsp;<\/em>influenced that cowardly gunman&rsquo;s addled mind.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of mental instability, another one of the themes that &ldquo;Watchmen&rdquo; dealt with was whether someone who puts on a garish costume to fight crime at night is a noble vigilante &hellip; or a mentally unstable loon.<\/p>\n<p>And that, again, feels apropos, considering the types of people who are clearly consuming <em>this <\/em>content from&nbsp;<em>this<\/em> media.<\/p>\n<p>There are a lot of mentally unstable, morally bankrupt, gullible people out there. If this is the sort of rhetoric that the mainstream is pushing, how can anyone&nbsp;<em>not&nbsp;<\/em>expect a violent end?<\/p>\n<p>And far be it from me to ever proffer advice to vile leftists, but here&rsquo;s some, because this is what Kirk would&rsquo;ve wanted: Drop this asinine &ldquo;white supremacy,&rdquo; &ldquo;eVeRyBoDy I dIsAgReE wItH iS a NaZi,&rdquo; and &ldquo;[insert bigoted flavor of the month]-ists!&rdquo; crap. Immediately.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s literally getting fathers of young children killed, you soulless, idiotic cretins. And don&rsquo;t give me this &ldquo;both sides&rdquo; garbage either. Conservatives have been beating leftists with ideas and debate in modern times. Leftists have been resorting to killing conservatives in the 2020s. That should tell you everything you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;d say you should feel some shame, but based on this &ldquo;reporting&rdquo; on Kirk and his group, it&rsquo;s clear you have none.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This idea feels especially relevant following the tragic killing of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk, who was shot while speaking at Utah Valley University. 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