Even his most vocal opponents — including key leaders in the Democratic Party — shared their warm regards and condemned political violence across the board. Fortunately, for Kirk’s assassination, there has been a largely positive response condemning political violence and mourning his death, with a short-term religious revival occurring. For that reason, I believe there’s hope for the future. There’s hope that political violence can finally end. There’s hope that the world is recognizing its mistakes and taking strides to solve them, and — finally — there’s hope that we can return to being a unified country that bands together in times of disaster instead of furthering divisions.