When Charlie Kirk was assassinated, I thought maybe something like that would calm down the “political extremism” we are seeing everywhere. But sadly, no.
In my dating circles and among my exes or potential partners, people who never published a single political thought in their lives are suddenly posting takes about Kirk’s death. Some said he deserved it, dismissing it as insignificant compared to the thousands of Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023. Others share their usual recycled content. But what’s more concerning is how “normies” — people I used to go on dates with — are suddenly revealing themselves to be the biggest social justice warriors on the planet.
One post especially caught my attention:
“Homophobia, racism, xenophobia, etc. is not free speech, it’s hate.”
This is where the misunderstanding begins — something leftists don’t understand: hate is an attachment, just like love.
As Shakespeare (or maybe someone else) said:
“Love me or hate me, both are in my favor. For if you love me I will always be in your heart; if you hate me I will always be in your mind.”
The opposite of love is not hate — it is indifference.
And the assassination of Charlie Kirk is not indifference. When he was alive, I was indifferent toward him and his cuckservative ideas. But after his death, I cannot be indifferent in an apathetic way. Even if he was one of the biggest statists on Earth, even if he helped politicians get elected, I cannot tell myself he “deserved it.”
My reaction is compassion. And honestly, I think that shows a higher level of morality and emotional intelligence than what I see on my feed from these exes and old dates.
Hate in Relationships
Many of these same people are not indifferent toward me either. Some like me. Others ended up disliking me. But here’s the truth: hate is not speech — hate is an attachment.
Someone who hates you builds part of their emotional life around you: around the things you did together, the situations that happened, the memories you shared. Love is an attachment too, but on the opposite side.
An ex can block you, avoid you, stop communicating — but still hold on to all your pictures, keep the gifts you gave, listen to the same music you introduced them to, organize their life in ways you once did.
That is hate — still attachment, still shaping their life around you.
Hate can make someone pass their whole life thinking about you, watching every move you make, talking about you constantly. That is hate.
But I cannot forbid someone from being hateful toward me.
Indifference Is the Real Absence
For me, indifference would be worse. If someone hates me, or if they love me, they are still attached to me. They are still bound to me emotionally.
And as long as I don’t leave people indifferent, I win: half love me, half hate me.
In the end, I walk humanity like a dog, dragging them along on a leash.
And Kirk is owning you and your ass because of the attachment you have through hate. If you want him to lose, don’t give him your attention.
And if you love him, he’s owning you and your ass too.
It applies to everyone on Earth about everything.
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