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The day before Charlie Kirk was brutally ass*ssinated, he messaged CNN’s Van Jones on 𝕏 after they publicly clashed over the kiIIing of Iryna Zarutska on the Charlotte light rail and how it related to race. “Then — in the middle of all this — Charlie Kirk reached out.”Charlie’s message to Jones: “Hey, Van, I mean it, I’d love to have you on my show to have a respectful conversation about crime and race. I would be a gentleman as I know you would be as well. We can disagree about the issues agreeably.”Van Jones CNN Article: “People are using his horrific ass*ssination to call for MORE violence — justifying mu*der or even calling for a civil war! Government officials are using his kiIIing as an excuse to censor and silence dissent.Hold up! Wait a minute!That’s NOT the way Charlie Kirk handled disagreement. Not at all.When our public dispute started going sideways, what was Kirk’s response?He pushed for more conversation, not more silencing or censorship.He pushed for more civility, not more stridency or venom.Whatever you think of Kirk’s legacy, that simple fact is commendable — and it’s something that everyone should uphold and seek to replicate.If you are on the Right, please don’t give up on open debate and dialogue. Charlie didn’t. I won’t. And I make the same plea to folks on the Left.”https://x.com/redwave_press/status/1969415461873074674?s=12