Processing the assassination of my political opponent, Charlie Kirk

Are we allowed to grieve people we disliked?

The past few days it has felt like when you get thrown off a tube in the water. You don’t know exactly how deep down you are but everything is black, you can’t breathe, and the current is ripping you around making it difficult to find the surface. So your training kicks in and you move your legs, thrashing back and forth - trusting that your center of g…