Not All Cancel Cultures Are Alike, by Andrea Madrigal

By Andrea Madrigal, Crisis Magazine, Sept. 22, 2025

Andrea Madrigal is a young traditional Catholic writer based in California. You can find her work at her Substack, The Lady’s Quill. She is also a contributor at the satirical newsletter Irkutsk Ice Truckers.

In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we are hearing prominent conservatives agree with the “both sides” narrative. But are things really the same on both sides?

The shot that assassinated Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk could very well be considered this generation’s version of “the shot heard ’round the world.” No sooner did the news of his shooting spread than chaos descended upon the United States and the world, and not unreasonably so. One of the reasons for this was the way many people on the Left decided to react to Charlie Kirk’s murder in cold blood: with open jubilation, completely disregarding decency.

Had this been a phenomenon only among criminals or gang members, one would not have been surprised. But videos and posts celebrating Charlie Kirk’s death could be found on the online profiles of people who belong to professions once considered to be among the most learned and respected—from doctors, to teachers, and everything else in between. Some conservatives had one response to this: to call for the termination of all of these people from their jobs. They did this not only in a verbal fashion; they also took action in order to bring the terminations about. …

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