After a week of victories by Trump and his Republican supporters, the Left has escalated sharply the rhetoric and practice of “resistance.” What once could be dismissed as a mere fringe phenomenon of a “few extremists” now appears to have the blessing and encouragement of the Democratic Party’s top leadership. Whether it manifests as confirmation hearing disruptions, impromptu checkpoints by Antifa in Portland, or an election day bombing plot, it’s clear that violence and incivility are supported by the highest ranks of the political Left.
Despite pleas from weary moderates for more civility, Hillary Clinton—not exactly a fringe figure—had this to say on CNN: “I would love to see us return to civility . . . [But] you cannot be civil with a political party that wants to destroy what you stand for, what you care about. That’s why I believe, if we are fortunate enough to win back the House and/or the Senate, that’s when civility can start again.” ............... The root of the Left’s dalliance with political violence stems from the fact that politics occupies a different place in their mental and spiritual landscape. For the Left, it holds the same place that religion does for most people............. The Left’s religiosity is apparent all the time in ways great and small..........we see the Left’s religiosity in its approach to nonbelievers and critics: They are castigated, cast out, and condemned as heretics.............To Read More....
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