Last Friday I said, “Jimmy Kimmel hasn’t actually been fired, only temporally and indefinitely suspended, which means that he could resume his show at any time, presumably once the heat dies down over his words.” Now, it looks like his “indefinite suspension” will end tomorrow, as he returns to ABC after only a very short suspension.
This is not surprising. All of the clowns who claimed that this was an assault on free speech (even though it wasn’t; it was clearly just mild repercussions from his employer for making false and disgusting comments) made a loud noise that ABC/Disney was inevitably going to listen to. Why inevitably? Because ABC/Disney agrees with these people. They don’t care about truth, only politics. This was never about the 1st Amendment, but the defense of hate against Charlie Kirk. They lied about Kirk and defamed him, someone acted on those lies, they celebrated the evil act, and they continue to lie about Kirk. Sick! ABC/Disney is simply saying that such behavior is perfectly acceptable in their books, and their halfhearted punishment to Kimmel was lip-service only.
But I don’t think they realize what they’ve done. ABC/Disney just undermined the entire argument that Jimmy Kimmel’s suspension was a political assault on free speech. If it were, he would not be on the air tomorrow. They will celebrate it as a victory, but it is not. People will instinctively understand that the whole premise of their argument was a lie, because it’s clearly so. It will be obvious for all to see, as plain as the sky is blue. Jimmy Kimmel will himself, by virtue of being on the air tomorrow night, demonstrate that he was not the victim of a free speech assault, and all of the people who claimed he was are completely dishonest or just plain ignorant (it’s one or the other, there are no other possibilities). It’s a trap they laid for themselves and they fell right into it.
What should be done about it? My guess is that you already don’t watch Jimmy Kimmel or ABC (if you do, now would be a good time to stop). But you probably do have a Disney+ subscription, so consider cancelling it—even some people “on the Left” are doing that because they realize just how bad this is. Don’t watch Disney movies in the theater for awhile. Don’t visit Disneyland for awhile. Simply put, stop giving your money to Disney. If I were an ABC affiliate, I would not air Jimmy Kimmel. The local affiliate who demanded that Kimmel apologize and donate money to Turning Point USA: stay true to your words. Be serious, and refuse to air his show. Beyond that, no matter who you are, voice your opinion that Jimmy Kimmel should apologize for his on-air bold faced lie, and voice that his comment and those like it are not appreciated or tolerated by a civil society. Those who tolerate, defend and support those comments are not civil people, full stop. They are not civil, and their violent behavior, threats of violence, defense of violence, and celebrations of violence demonstrate it.
The time for debate has ended. We had the free marketplace of ideas, but it was shot up when they assassinated Charlie Kirk. That’s where debate takes place, but “the Left” literally killed it with a gun and bullet, then they defended that evil action and even celebrated it. We can’t have debate until order has been restored to the marketplace. We can, however, speak boldly of the truth and expose the lies—much more boldly than ever before. It’s no longer “we need to win them over”; it’s: evil is not acceptable, and we will ensure—as patriots and Christians—that good defeats evil. Good will defeat evil.
Earlier today I wrote that there is a divide happening, and it’s a separation between sheep and goats, wheat and chaff (Matthew 25:31-46, Matthew 3:12, Luke 3:17). This separation is a choice between eternal grace and eternal justice. There’s no other option: it’s one or the other. We don’t want anyone to choose the latter because it comes with eternal regret. We want and pray for everyone to choose eternal grace, including Charlie Kirk’s killer. Including Jimmy Kimmel and everyone who has celebrated Charlie’s murder. That’s our deep desire. Speaking truth is speaking love, and we will show great love in the face of tremendous evil. As this separation continues, you will find yourself surrounded by either sheep or goats. If you are unsure which group you are in, look around you. It’s not too late to choose Jesus—He desperately desires to be your Good Shepherd (John 10:14-16).
Sheep From Goats 