The response to Charlie Kirk’s death is revealing the subtext of our hearts

The public murder of the Christian and conservative activist Charlie Kirk has prompted a variety of depressing responses, says Andy Kind. Our words on social media reveal much about the state of our hearts, he says

I tell stories for a living, and so subtext is something I’m fascinated by. What is this character saying that they don’t really mean? What do they mean that they aren’t saying? Subtext is often where the true heart of the character is. And this week, all across social media, people - Christian people, no less - have been betraying the subtext of their own hearts.

You discover the motive of a sentence in the second clause - the bit that comes after the ‘but’.

”I grieve for those poor children, but Charlie Kirk was against X, Y and Z.”

“Charlie Kirk was against X, Y and Z, but I grieve for those poor children.”

Same words, different order. Significantly different heart-stance.