I was gonna come here and write about Star Trek: The Next Generation…but…here we are.
I shouldn’t have to put this in writing, but given the perilous times in which we live, I guess it is necessary.
I am unalterably opposed to political violence on an individual basis in a free and open society, such as the one we enjoy here in America. There are no exceptions.
I condemn the attack on the Congressional Republican baseball practice in 2017 that resulted in the injury of Congressman Steve Scalise and others. There are no buts.
I condemn the nation-wide riots that occurred in 2020 in the name of George Floyd, in which lives and property were destroyed. There are no buts.
I condemn the plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020. There are no buts.
I condemn the attack on our nation’s capital on January 6, 2021, at the instigation of President Donald Trump. There are no buts.
I condemn the attempted assassination of Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the wake of the controversial Dobbs Decision in 2022. There are no buts.
I condemn the attack on Paul Pelosi in 2022. There are no buts.
I condemn the violent protests on college campuses and in American streets that began shortly after October 7, 2023, and included the taking of hostages, physical assaults and racial and ethnic threats. There are no buts.
I condemn the two assassination attempts on Donald Trump that occurred during his presidential campaign in 2024. There are no buts.
I condemn the cold-blooded murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in 2024. There are no buts.
I condemn the terrorist truck attack in New Orleans on New Year’s Eve, 2025, that killed 14 and injured 57. There are no buts.
I condemn the murders of Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. in 2025. There are no buts.
I condemn the firebombing of peaceful marchers in Boulder, Colorado in 2025. There are no buts.
I condemn the murders of Melissa and Mark Hortman, and the attempted murders of John and Yvette Hoffman in Minnesota in 2025. There are no buts.
I condemn the assassination of Charlie Kirk at a college campus in Utah in 2025. There are no buts.
I grieve for the families and loved ones who are left devastated in the wake of these abhorrently evil acts.
I will admit that I flirted with the idea of voting for Joe Biden in 2020, just to get rid of Trump. Y’all see how well that worked out? I never considered voting for Kamala Harris last year. Still, some people who were once conservative now find it prudent to not only stand against Trump, but endorse Democrats. This includes Liz Cheney, the idiots over at the Bulwark, and New York Times columnist David French, who endorsed Kamala Harris last year. That one was really a heartbreaker for me.
While I have occasionally voted for a Democrat politician, I have never explored joining the Democrat Party. We are simply incompatible in too many fundamental ways. While many party values and platforms have shifted over the years (protectionist Republicans were never on my Bingo card), there is one area where the Dems have remained consistent. They are the pro-crime, pro-terrorist, pro-Communist, anti-American party. What’s more, the Democrats have been the gaslight party for decades.
I can’t forget how outraged I was in the summer of 2020 when so-called health experts claimed that racism was a greater public health threat than was COVID. Democrat politicians stood by with meek, tepid reactions as looters and rioters ran rampant in our cities, though they were much more concerned about President Trump’s possible overreaction. I can’t forget how quiet they were on balance during various racial riots in Ferguson, Staten Island, Baltimore, Baton Rouge and Milwaukee. I can’t forget the degree of political cowardice they’ve shown as Jewish-Americans have been threatened, harassed and menaced on campuses and on public streets in the aftermath of the October 7th attacks on Israel.
Before Trump came to power, Democrats were the ones who were sympathetic toward the Soviet Union, Communist China, dictatorial South American regimes (plus Cuba), and oppressive Islamic countries in the Middle East. I can’t forget that it was the Democrats who screamed about Islamophobia in the wake of 9/11, even when it was obviously inappropriate. I can’t forget how the ever-growing feminist influencers within Democrat ranks have championed western feminism, while blatantly ignoring the flagrant abuse of women in Asian, Muslim and African countries.
I can’t forget how the Democrats have defended illegal aliens who have been guilty of murder, human trafficking, drug smuggling and identity theft, all while championing a porous border. Have another margarita, Senator Van Hollen. I can’t forget how scores of hyper progressive mayors, district attorneys, city council members and school board members have come to power in blue cities, resulting in rising crime, violence, property theft and economic downturn. Democrats love to champion the civil rights of the criminals, all while minimizing or ignoring the rights of the victims of crime.
For decades, the left has dominated America’s schools, our entertainment industry, our journalism outlets, our medical industry, our unions and our government employee sector. The result has been a generation of people who no longer believe in things that I have taken for granted. While the Washington Post proclaims that, “Democracy dies in darkness,” young people now hold the basic tenants of democracy in contempt. Poll after poll shows that college-age youth think that violence is acceptable in order to stop so-called, “hate speech,” and that free speech should not be absolute.
Brian Thompson, Sarah Lynn Milgrim, Melissa Hortman and Charlie Kirk are the tragic but inevitable results.
Sidebar: I know most people blame the internet, but I think academia is the chief villain in the lineup. If teachers and professors were instructing our young in the art of critical thinking instead of engaging in ideological indoctrination, they would be able to forge the uncharted waters of the internet with more aplomb.
I also can’t forget how the Democrats are the party that has used gaslighting tactics to great effect. I can’t forget how Democrat politicians and their sympathetic media allies sneered at those of us who knew that Joe Biden was too old and infirm to run for a second term. They call conservatives science deniers for questioning the impact of manmade climate change on the environment, then deny basic biology by claiming that gender is a, “social construct.” Their latest attempt was to hurriedly brand Charlie Kirk’s killer as a MAGA right-wing extremist, long before the FBI and Governor Cox released details from the investigation. Jimmy Kimmel just paid the price for those tactics.
This is nothing new for Democrats. They, along with their fringe elements, are the party that has adopted slogans such as, “words are violence,” “silence is complicity,” “no justice, no peace,” and “From the river to the sea.” All of these declarative slogans have blurred the lines between civil and uncivil discourse. Yet, the Democrats will never acknowledge the distinctions. When they are on the defensive, they love to pivot to championing free speech and civil conduct, but only when another body has fallen.
Anyone who has read this blog or who knows me knows that I have been relentlessly critical of Donald Trump and the Republican Party ever since he rose to power in 2015. Trump has had his role to play in all of this and I make no excuses or apologies for him. But I will say that Trump has been a reaction to the encroachment of the left on the culture of normality and traditional values that Americans have depended upon since our founding. If the local authorities had done their jobs in Washington D.C., Trump would not have had cause to call upon the National Guard for extra protection.
No, my friends. This is why I will never become a Democrat. And it’s also why I can’t even begin to understand what David French was thinking when he endorsed Kamala Harris. If you listen to folks like Bill Kristol, Tim Miller, Sarah Longwell and Mike Murphy, you get the sense that they were always kind of dickish. They like to be in the room where it happens and if they have to change horses to be there, they’ll do it. But David French is a genuinely nice guy who has a good heart and a sound brain. I’ve pasted articles by him in this blog. If you were to ask him, he would tell you that the only way to break the Trump fever in the GOP is to defeat Trump at the ballot box. This may be true, but when French endorsed Kamala, he de facto endorsed the platform of the Democrat Party. That includes all of the things I listed above. French accuses Republicans of making a Faustian bargain in order to consolidate power. This is true, but the sad irony is that David French made the self-same Faustian bargain when he chose to throw in with the Democrats. He has turned toward the same darkness that has consumed the Republican Party, and I fear the costs to his soul will be great.
As for me, I’ve found intellectual and spiritual liberation in being an independent. I will always be a conservative, but I hold no obligation to any organization or individual.
As for the assassination of Charlie Kirk, it’s a red line with me. If you are going to celebrate or justify it, stay out of my face. As I always say, political violence is a poison pill that solves nothing in the long term. You wanna get called out? Tell me that Charlie Kirk brought it on himself. In fact, if it hadn’t been for his murder, I would have continued to write him off as another self-seeking grifter in Trump’s orbit. I’ve taken the time over the past week to watch a lot of his video clips and I really respect the guy and what he was trying to accomplish. He was doing what the American professoriate has failed to do. He was out there on college campuses teaching students how to debate and defend their point of view. For that, he was killed.
I want to hold Charlie’s widow Erika in my arms and cry with her and hug his kids and tell them how sorry I am that they lost their dad. I just lost my dad too, but I got to spend a lot more time with him than they did. It’s not fair, goddamnit! But I’m not built that way. I’m not a crier. I didn’t even cry at Dad’s funeral, even though I was devastated. I’ll just get pissed on the Widow Kirk’s behalf and keep up the good fight.
I feel like this entry has meandered a bit, so let me put a fine point on it. I roundly condemn and denounce political violence without equivocation. The Democrats are the party who have consistently engaged in whataboutism, bothsidesism, moral equivalence, gaslighting, speech policing, strawmanning, sealioning and a lot of other bad faith tactics in the political sphere. Republicans have started doing this more since Trump took power and I’m sorry as hell to see it. They’re winning right now, but I honestly believe that they will live to deeply regret the choices they’ve made. This is why I am a conservative. It is the best reality I can cling to in these foggy waters.
You know what? I wonder if David French regrets his endorsement of Kamala Harris after he read her book. I’ve only read the excerpts published online, but honestly, I’m kind of embarrassed for the poor guy. If he hadn’t blocked me on Twitter, I could ask him.
