The Charlie Kirk syndrome...

1. Guy becomes a celebrity for saying provocative things.
2. Controversy about the guy erupts from all corners of extremists.
3. A lone wolf who reacts to the celebrity status, takes the celebrity out in a crazed attempt to make a statement to the world.
4. The extremists blame "the other side" and preach the lone wolf was just a prop.
5. The extremists who favour the celebrity perform outrage "skits" over "the other side" not showing "proper" condolences and grief.
6. The lone wolf, if he didn't die himself, gets paraded through social media becoming a celebrity of sorts in his own right.
7. The lone wolf goes off to prison or death row.
8. The extremists vow vengeance.

1. A new guy becomes a celebrity for saying provocative things.