ideology

The author emphasizes that the core issue transcends political ideology, focusing instead on the vulnerability of chronically online young men who lack real-world connections and mentorship.

He lauded Kirk’s “commitment to debate,” adding, “The best way to honor Charlie’s memory is to continue his work: engage with each other, across ideology, through spirited discourse.”

But on each occasion, including after a multi-agency meeting with MI5, the referrals were closed by counter terrorism officers because no "terrorist or domestic extremist ideology" was identified.

Cox has previously said that Robinson, a Utah native, was "deeply indoctrinated with leftist ideology".

Cox has said that Robinson’s political ideology, different from that of his conservative family, appeared to be “part of” what drove him to shoot Kirk, but that the exact motivations for the crime remained unclear.