The Reversal of Kent State

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Here in Ashtabula County, Ohio, we are near the location of the Kent State Massacre that occurred on May 4, 1970. There is a monument at Kent State which commemorates these four innocent young people, shot in cold blood for expressing their views on a college campus.

The songs that were written in the aftermath of this event condemn the senseless violence against the innocent. Yet here in 2025, things have changed on college campuses. Violence is now celebrated on college campuses, as long as it supports the ideology that is so pervasive on campus. There is no room for those that challenge these ideologies or you will be met with violence. There are no more Kent State massacres against the innocent, but rather justified violence against the guilty who disagree with values that contradict the violent.










America witnessed a shocking event this past September 10, 2025, with Charlie Kirk being murdered on a college campus. Yet the real shock was the response to this cold blooded murder. Many college students said that he had it coming to him. Others merely celebrated his death, because anyone that challenges the homosexual worldview and transgender worldview does not deserve to live. Hatred toward those that oppose these ideologies are so filled with evil they deserve death.

The shooter, Tyler Robinson, stated in his text messages to his lover that Charlie Kirk's hatred was so wrong that he deserved death. This is the only way to deal with it. This ideology is true of many people that disagree with Charlie Kirk. He deserved death for his views. They are glad he is gone.

Kent State brought universal condemnation to campus violence and condemnation of death to the innocent. A monument honoring Charlie Kirk on University of North Carolina campus was quickly painted over by students when it was found to contradict their ideology. Let's restore the ethic that condemns death on college campuses against those who disagree with us.  Let's be open to public discourse without violence. Disagreement is not equal to divisiveness. 

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