This is the FCB podcast Network. This is Pillow Talk with Allie Michelle on the fc podcast Network. You know, today's court hearing honestly made me stop and think, not because of politics, not because of Democrats versus Republicans, but because it reminded me just how easy it has become for us to forget that there are real human beings behind every headline. If you've been following the case involving Charlie Kirk's assassination, today was one of the first major court proceedings where evidence began to be presented. The judge watched surveillance footage and the response I seen from his face was horrific. The courtroom reportedly became incredibly emotional, and Charlie's wife, Erica, was there along with his parents. Can you imagine that for a second. Imagine walking into a courtroom knowing you're about to watch evidence connected to the worst day of your entire life. Whether you agreed with Charlie politically or disagreed with him completely, nobody should have it. Nobody should have to experience that. And honestly, one thing that stood out to me wasn't just what happened inside the courtroom, it's what has happened online, because while family is grieving, while a judge is reviewing evidence, while attorneys are arguing over facts, the internet has somehow turned into entertainment. No surprise though, right. The internet has made people numb and has made people like zombie to real life tragedy. I've seen people making jokes. I've seen people celebrating. I've seen people mocking Erica. I've seen people treated like this as some sort of sporting event where their quote team won. And I have to ask when did we become like this? When did another human being's death become something to cheer for, especially in the way that Charlie's life ended. Really, July, listen, America was built on disagreement. Our country has always had different opinions, different parties, different beliefs, different religions, different ideas. That is not the problem. The problem isn't disagreement. The problem is when disagreement turns into dehumanization. There is a massive difference between saying I don't agree with Charlie Kirk and saying I'm glad he's dead. Those are not the same thing, not even close. You can oppose someone's politics with every fiber of your being and still recognize that murder is wrong. It's it's really it's really that simple, and that shouldn't be controversial. That shouldn't be the easiest thing in the world to say, or that should be the easiest thing in the world to say. Rather. Now, another thing that's been circulating online is all the different theories about what has happened. People are slowing videos down, zooming in, talking about microphones, talking about explosions, talking about all kinds of different possibilities. And the people are allowed to ask questions, people are allowed to be skeptical. That's part of living in a free country. But here's where I think we have to be careful because there's a huge different between asking questions and declaring that something is proven fact before the court has established it. That's literally why we have trials, that's why witnesses testify, that's why evidence evidence is presented, that's why forensic experts exist because guess what facts matter? Evidence matter do? Process matters. If new evidence changes our understanding, then we should be willing to follow that evidence. Hello, But if something hasn't been established in court, we shouldn't present it as if it's already proven that standard should apply no matter whose side you're on. Rather you're a conservative, liberal, or rather you're an independent, that standard should always be the same, follow the evidence, period. And while we're talking about narratives online, there's something else I want to address. I've watched some Candice Owen's commentary surrounding this case, and in my opinion, her coverage has been misleading. Listen, and you don't have to agree with me. I am literally not asking you to, but that is simply how me Ali Michelle sees it. In my opinion, instead of allowing the evidence being presented in court to speak for itself, some of the commentary has shifted the focus towards speculation and internet theories. I think that takes attention away from what actually happened and from the people whose lives have been permanently changed, whether that comes from someone on the left, someone on the right, or one of the biggest independent voices online. My standard stays a sad show me the evidence. Charlie would say that, if you're a Charlie friand you know he would say that, show me the evidence. He believes in the he believes in the process. If new facts come out listen. Trust me, I will listen if evidence proves some If evidence proves something different than what I originally believe, I'll change my opinion. That's because that's what rational people do. Sorry to bust your bubble, but that is literally what rational people do. We don't marry ourselves into narratives. We follow the facts and honesty. That's something I think we've lost to society. People pick a side first and then spend all their time looking for information that confirms what they already want to believe. Let me say that again. They spend all their time looking for information that confirms what they already want to believe. I'm trying really hard not to do that. I'm trying to let the evidence lead me. That doesn't mean I have to agree with every commentator I normally respect, and it doesn't mean I have to agree with the mainstream media. And that's what is so crazy about online right now is people are going against their favorite political commentators, their their favorite person they've followed for years and years and years because they don't agree with one thing. Like, we aren't in a cult, people like, we literally are not in a cult. We are the party that has said we're against cults. We want the freedom of thought, we want the freedom of speech. So if you don't like a specific influencer or content creator on a specific opinion, you don't have to believe, you don't have to agree. It's so funny because I always compare, like, if somebody likes the vegetable mushrooms and they're like my best friend, and if I don't like mushroom, should we not still be friends? Should I not respect their opinion? You guys are weird, weird and uh sorry, my phone just glanced here. I think I can think for myself, bottom line, and if that means disagreeing with Candcellnce on this issue, then so be. Nobody has to agree with my opinion. But this is where I stand. I believe this case deserves seriousness, It deserves facts, it deserves honesty, and above all, it deserves compassion for the people who have been affected by this tragedy, not another race to control the narrative. Now here's something else that's really been bothering me. I've been seeing people mock Charlie's wife and I've spoken about this before, but just think about that again. She didn't ask for this, She didn't choose this. She lost her husband. Imagine losing your spouse and then opening social media only to find strangers making jokes about your pain and accusing you without the evidence, saying she's responsible for his murder or whatever, whatever. Whatever. Again, this is opinions, But could you just put yourself there as a wife or a husband. Imagine just reading the comments celebrating the person you loved being murdered. I honestly don't know how anyone survived something like this emotionally, and I think she's doing a damn good job. Again, that's my opinion. If you don't like it, you can un follow me. That's okay, don't let the door hit you with a good lord's butcher. But as a wife of someone who is building his empire, I can't say I would do something different than she did. I would continue his legacy. Politics shouldn't erase our humanity. We just shouldn't. Some of you want Some of you listening to this are probably disagreeing with me politically, and that is okay. Seriously, Like, seriously, it's fine. I'm never going to tell people that they have to think exactly the way I do. Healthy debate is good. Different opinions are good. That's how great ideas or that's how ideas get challenged. That's how societies grow. That was Charlie's big message. You can't agree with us politically, and that's how societies grow, That's literally how they grow. But I refuse to believe that we've reached a point where compassion is somehow partisan, because compassion shouldn't belong to just Republicans. I know, I know, I said it. I said it. It shouldn't belong the Democrats. It should belong to all of us. When an innocent person is murdered, we should mourn that. When a family is grieving, we should respect that. When children lose a parent, we should have empathy for that. Those shouldn't be political statements, those should be human statements. I think social media has conditioned us to see people as a username instead of people. And that's why I got really deep into what I do, because I want to show that there are humans behind you know, that political figure. That's why I do what I do, because we are human beings. But we see profile pictures, we see political labels, we see hashtags, we forget they are moms, their dads, husbands, wives, children, friends, entire families whose lives have been changed forever. Behind every headline, there's a dinner table with an empty chair. Behind every news story, there are birthdays that will never be celebrated the same again, behind every act of violence, there's someone trying to figure out how to keep living afterward. That's real life, not Internet points, not viral tweets, not comment sections, real life. And at the end of the day, I hope this case is handled exactly the way every case should be handled, with evidence, fairness, due process, and wherever the facts leads, that's where they should lead. Because truth, I've said it before, because truth matters, justice matters, and so does our humanity. You don't have to agree with Charlie Kirk's politics. You don't even have to agree with me. That's one of the freedoms we have as Americans. But if we have reached the point to where laughing at murder, mocking widows, celebrating assassination, or threatening political violence like its entertainment, then we have lost something far more important than an election. We have lost a piece of our humanity, and I hope we do find it again. Oh geez, Louise, that was heavy wasn't it. But that's the facts of it all. So I hope you send this to your lovers, your hates, your friends, your family, your brothers, your sisters, and everyone in between. Please don't forget to subscribe to the podcast if you haven't already. We were charting, and we were charting you guys. We were number eleven in Liberia. Heck yeah, shout out to Liberia. I love you guys. Thank you so much for following the podcast, and don't forget to follow me on the socials. TikTok at Ali Underscore Michelle. 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