SaralnamaIt has been a brutal week in America and I'm not the only one wondering whether the country can pull itself out of this spiral of hatred and violence. After one of the most searing assassinations in US history, the governor of Utah pleaded for Americans to turn down the political temperature. But hardly anyone that I've spoken to since Charlie Kirk's death thinks that will be the path the country will choose. Not anytime soon, at least. Recent history is full of examples where America has chosen not to come together after a tragedy. It didn't happen 14 years ago after a Democratic congresswoman was shot in the head in Arizona. Nor eight years ago, when a Republican congressman was shot during baseball practice. Americans didn't even come together in the face of a global pandemic. In fact, Covid… (Updated 18 Sep 2025, 12:04 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- It has been a brutal week in America and I'm not the only one wondering whether the country can pull itself out of this spiral of hatred and violence
- After one of the most searing assassinations in US history, the governor of Utah pleaded for Americans to turn down the political temperature
- But hardly anyone that I've spoken to since Charlie Kirk's death thinks that will be the path the country will choose