And after the conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated, Mr. Trump was quick to blame the “radical left,” failing to acknowledge several recent incidents of political violence committed against Democrats. How much political violence are we going to tolerate?” Chaya Raichik, who runs the Libs of TikTok account, posted on X, “THIS IS WAR.”How can we resist the warrior ethos in Washington and the political violence that is spilling over into civil society? The patriarchal “warrior ethos” was around long before the revived Department of War, and it is not unique to this administration. But the beauty of our faith is that we are called to continuous conversion from the power systems of our world. Indeed, as Jesus shows us on the cross, compassion—holding and healing the suffering of the world—is the heart of real power.