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“Duke Hazard” star John Schneider I believe that Charlie Kirk’s assassination will not silence the future generation of conservative voices.
Schneider said in an interview with Fox News Digital that he believes people will be “louder and prouder” than ever before.
“I think Charlie’s role model will be huge. I think it’s already. I see that in some young people, young political activists.”
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“Duke of Hazard” star John Schneider spoke after Charlie Kirk’s assassination. (Getty Image)
“I think maybe others think it will quiet people, but I don’t think it will. I think we’ll be louder and proud. I hate to see Charlie as a martyr, but I’m afraid that’s what Charlie is doing now.”
The actor told Fox News Digital that he was working on a song titled “The Voice of Charlie” that points out that the message from the late conservative activist will not go away.
“I think we’ll be prouder with louder voice. I hate to think of Charlie as a martyr, but I’m afraid that’s what Charlie is doing now.”
“In fact, it will be bigger than ever before. If we start using Charlie’s voice, we will be better people.”
Schneider says He believes that meaningless tragedy will bring solidarity and hopes to encourage people to resolve differences through debate.
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“So, yes, I hope, I pray, I do believe that this will bring people together at least to discuss their differences.
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He said: “Now, if we live in a world with different perspectives, it’s not the United States of America. It’s not the United States of America where my father fought for my grandfather, it’s not the United States of America that our ancestors… imagined. So we have to go back there.”
John Schneider believes that people will become “louder and proud” after Charlie Kirk’s death. (Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images)
John Schneider, Tom Wopat and Ben Jones play Bo Duke, Luke Duke and Cooter in The Duke of Hazard. （Fotos International/Hulton Archive/Getty Images）
Schneider’s view on how to “get back to this return” is open discourse – similar to Kirk’s position
“He will be remembered for it. It’s a terrible thing. What a terrible thing. But we can’t, we can’t shut it up. You know, if someone thinks they’ll raise a generation of 22-year-olds now, they’ll turn off conservative thoughts and conservative speeches, then they’re wrong, they’re wrong. It won’t happen, nor should it be.
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“And it shouldn’t shut up either. We should be free to think and talk about what we want, not hate speech. I get it. But we should be free to have conversations like you. Obviously, you can sentence it to death for that. That’s not the United States,” Schneider said.
Charlie Kirk was assassinated in Utah on September 10. (Rebecca Noble/AFP via Getty Images)
Kirk was killed Wednesday in a speech in Orem, Utah, a well-known conservative activist. He was 31 years old when he was assassinated.
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On Friday morning, Trump announced Kirk’s murder was arrested during a scene in “Fox & Friends.”
Charlie Kirk is a conservative activist who debates college students on campus. (Michael Ho Wai Lee/sopa image/Lightrocket via Get Tomage)
Taylor RobinsonThe court affidavit said that the 22-year-old was arrested for release of a firearm on suspicion of aggravated murder and felony charges, causing serious bodily injury and obstruction of justice. The judge ordered no bail. Official fees are expected to be received early next week.
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