Violence from the far left has become over the top, and it’s starting to get scary. These people have lost their marbles completely. They must stay up late at night cramming to reach double digits on the IQ scale. There appears to be no difference, in their minds, between men and women. They also don’t recognize right and wrong and appear to approve of all things immoral.
Most of the political violence has always come from the left. I have written before about the campus unrest of the ’60s and ’70s and the Weather Underground Organization that was responsible for many bombings, including the State Department headquarters.
In the “summer of love” in 2020 after the death of George Floyd, there were riots all over the country. While the media portrayed the riots as “mostly peaceful protests,” there was lots of violence, including burning down buildings and taking over a police headquarters.
Recently, the violence has moved to a new level. Tesla dealerships have been attacked all over the country. Imagine that! Elon Musk was the darling of the left because he produced their beloved electric vehicle. Now he is the most despised man around because he is identifying waste, fraud and abuse in the government. It takes a special kind of crazy to oppose saving taxpayers money and ending corruption. Tesla cars have been firebombed and destroyed, and innocent owners are suffering losses. Most Tesla owners are liberals themselves. Musk said the left had descended into madness, saying, “They’ve gone psycho.”
The most troubling part of all this is the change of attitude on the left. The violence appears to be celebrated and applauded. In their minds, they seem to believe that whatever they do is justified. It reminds me of the attitude years ago toward women who were victims of rape. Too many times, we heard things like: “She shouldn’t dress like that. She asked for it.”
Nothing has been more indicative of that attitude than the facts surrounding the murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of United HealthCare. He was in New York, headed to give a speech to a group early in the morning. This was an innocent man, a husband and a father murdered in cold blood. He was allegedly gunned down by Luigi Mangione, a 26-year-old man from a well-to-do family. When Mangione showed up for his day in court, it looked like a rock star coming in for a concert. The streets were lined with supportive fans. He has become a national hero to the left. More than $900,000 has been donated to a GoFundMe page, and he is receiving truckloads of fan mail. Keith Morris of the punk band Circle Jerks has called for an “army of Luigis” in support of the health care CEO assassin.
A 17-year-old high school student recently stabbed another teenager to death at a track meet in Texas. Karmelo Anthony was asked to move from a seat as he was in the wrong spot. He stabbed the other young man in the heart, and he died in the arms of his twin brother. The perpetrator is black, and the victim was white. Of course, “white supremacy and racism” had to be played. Anthony’s family set up a GoFundMe page and has already raised more than $420,000. A judge lowered his bond, and he was immediately back on the street. His family moved to a new home with fund money. A young man is dead from an act of violence, and the perpetrator is being handsomely rewarded. What does that do to encourage more violence?
I recently read that there was another assassination attempt against President Donald Trump. Three attempts on his life have now been thwarted. Musk has threats daily against his life. These incidents are getting way too commonplace.
Don’t forget the assassination attempt against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. Also, don’t forget the threats made by Sen. Chuck Schumer on the steps of the Supreme Court. He said, “Gorsuch and Kavanaugh, you won’t know what hit you.”
Most striking of all is a shocking study that emerged from The Network Contagion Research Institute. The report stated that “a growing number of people are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics and a warped sense of justice.” The most chilling thing in the report was a poll. A disturbing 48.6% of those who self-identified as “left of center” agreed that the murder of Musk was justified. A staggering 55.2% thought the murder of Trump was justifiable.
A dying man’s last grasp is his strongest. The left is feeling helpless and afraid. There can never be justification for violence against innocent people. When will they ever learn?
Joyce Krawiec represented Forsyth County and the 31st District in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2024. She lives in Kernersville.
