A year after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated on a Utah college campus, the anniversary is being met with mockery rather than reflection, according to multiple reports. Georgetown University students are reportedly planning a Charlie Kirk look-alike contest to mark the date, a move that has drawn sharp criticism from the university itself.
Turning Point USA spokesman Andrew Kolvet told Fox News Digital that the event is designed to mock Kirk, who was killed by a leftist on Sept. 10, 2025. A Georgetown University spokesman responded by saying that “making light of a victim of violence is counter to our values and deeply disappointing,” according to the New York Post. The university did not confirm whether it would take action against the student group behind the event.
Ghoulish Celebrations Spread Beyond Georgetown
The Georgetown look-alike contest is not an isolated incident. In the immediate aftermath of Kirk’s assassination, a flyer from an entity calling itself the John Brown Club appeared on campus, celebrating the political violence. The flyer read: “Hey, Fascist! Catch! The only political group that celebrates when Nazis die.” As The Federalist’s Shawn Fleetwood reported, the phrase “Hey, Fascist! Catch!” was a reference to the engraving on bullet casings that Kirk’s alleged killer planned to use in the attack. The John Brown Club was not on Georgetown’s list of recognized student clubs at the time, according to Fleetwood.
Mockery of Kirk has also reached prominent left-wing figures. Hasan Piker, a streamer with a large online following, recently led a live audience in mocking the “We Are Charlie Kirk” song. Piker has previously fantasized about violence and spoken of streets soaked in “capitalist blood,” according to The Federalist’s reporting. In the days after Kirk’s death, Syracuse University professors also celebrated the assassination, with one saying Kirk could “rest in p-ss.” Similar cheers echoed across left-wing corners of platforms like BlueSky.
A Portland tattoo artist is reportedly offering “discounted neck tattoos … to celebrate [Kirk’s] assassination,” according to Libs of TikTok, a conservative social media account.
A Pattern of Celebrating Political Violence
These examples, taken together, suggest that the celebrations are not anonymous, one-off acts but reflect a broader willingness among some on the left to accept or even cheer Kirk’s murder. The Federalist’s analysis argues that this stems from a worldview in which violence is judged not by the act itself but by whether the victim is deemed to “deserve” it. In leftist discourse, Kirk was often labeled a “fascist” or “Nazi,” making violence against him seem permissible to some.
The Federalist contends that years of such rhetoric constituted an “assassination prep campaign” against Kirk and other conservatives, including President Donald Trump. By framing political opponents as existential threats, the outlet argues, leftists created a moral justification for violence.
Communist Ideology and Violence
The article also draws a direct line to communist ideology, quoting Karl Marx’s Communist Manifesto, which states that communists “openly declare that their ends can be attained only by the forcible overthrow of all existing social conditions” and that “the violent overthrow of the bourgeoisie lays the foundation for the sway of the proletariat.” For Marx’s disciples, the article argues, violence is not inherently wrong but is sometimes considered necessary for liberation. This ideological framework, The Federalist suggests, is why Kirk’s murder is treated as permissible by so many on the left.
Georgetown University’s official statement, while condemning the look-alike contest, did not address the broader pattern of celebrations on campus or elsewhere. The university has not yet indicated whether it will discipline the students involved.
As the anniversary approaches, the controversy highlights a deepening partisan divide over how political violence is perceived, with some conservatives pointing to these incidents as evidence of a dangerous left-wing culture that legitimizes assassination. Critics of that view might argue that the actions of a few students or online figures do not represent the left as a whole, but The Federalist’s reporting suggests that the celebrations are widespread and sustained.
This is a developing story, and further reactions from Georgetown University, Turning Point USA, and other parties may follow.
Source: thefederalist.com — https://thefederalist.com/2026/09/08/leftists-are-still-openly-mocking-charlie-kirks-assassination-because-they-love-violence/