Progressivism is killing Americans
By: Elizabeth Stauffer
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Three savage acts of violence, unfolding in rapid succession, reveal just how profoundly progressive ideology has infected America. What began as far-Left dogma spread gradually at first, mostly through academia, then accelerated until it took root in the mainstream of the Democratic Party. Today, the consequences are impossible to ignore: progressivism is killing Americans.
In recent weeks, we've lurched from one act of depravity to the next. First, a mentally ill transgender man opened fire on children during a back-to-school Mass at the Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, killing two and wounding 18.
As disturbing as the tragedy was, the surreal, and at times even grotesque, reactions from the Left were nearly as unsettling — responses that ranged from callous indifference to outright empathy for the killer, Robert "Robin" Westman, who identified as a female.
One far-Left activist made it clear that her sympathies lie not with the innocent victims, but with the perpetrator himself. In a video posted on social media, she said, "That poor girl who attended the school and went in there and shot up the school after transitioning and after attending that school, and we can only assume that that school, as a Catholic school, did not welcome her, did not make her feel seen, included, safe, during her confusing years, during her transitional years, during her becoming who she needed to become.
"But the goal was to become happy when you transition. And so this is going to feed a lot of conversation about mental illness around trans people and this is why people shouldn't encourage people to transition. And it's just so sad because it affects the LGBTQ+ community."
Regrettably, there are many similar videos out there from progressives whose reactions to this diabolical act were to reaffirm their support for the brave souls who have the "courage" to transgender.
Possibly even more alarming were the messages from Democratic leaders and influencers such as Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. At a press conference following the killings, Frey had the audacity to lecture reporters on the hatred being directed toward the trans community as a consequence of the violence.
He made a remarkable statement: "I have heard about a whole lot of hate that's being directed at our trans community. Anybody who is using this as an opportunity to villainize our trans community, or any other community out there, has lost their sense of common humanity."
Next came the horrifying video of Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska being brutally stabbed to death on the Charlotte Light Rail by a repeat offender with more than a dozen priors — someone who would have been behind bars were it not for liberal judges and a no-cash-bail system.
The murder occurred on August 22, but did not make headlines until footage from the train's surveillance camera surfaced nearly two weeks later. It showed Decarlos Brown Jr. — a large black man with a lengthy rap sheet — pulling a knife from his pocket and, without provocation, savagely stabbing his unsuspecting victim multiple times before walking away, blood from his knife dripping onto the floor as he muttered, "I got that white girl."
Unbelievably, the legacy media failed to report the story. When they were called out for their silence, they were forced to cover it.
Axios was among the first liberal outlets to acknowledge the story. But instead of confronting the horror, they twisted it into yet another "Republicans pounce" narrative. Their headline read: "Grisly Charlotte stabbing video fuels MAGA's crime message."
The article began: "MAGA influencers are drawing repeated attention to violent attacks to elevate the issue of urban crime — and accuse mainstream media of under-covering shocking cases."
Before even acknowledging the tragic — and preventable — death of a 23-year-old woman, Axios trained its fire on those "opportunistic" Republicans. This framing might please its regular readers, but the author's barely concealed contempt gives the game away to the rest of us.
Just as we were catching our collective breath after that atrocity, Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk was shot and killed during a speaking event at Utah Valley University. A towering figure in the conservative movement, his murder sent shockwaves through the Right and ignited outrage across the country.
Even as Kirk lay dying, the character assassins over at MSNBC could not set aside their reflexive contempt, smearing this man of deep faith as a purveyor of "hate speech." [Derogatory comments from the Left in the aftermath of his death were truly shocking, but are beyond the scope of this article.]
At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, Kirk's assassination was a pivotal moment for America. It changed the dynamic between the Right and the Left and the country will never be the same.
But, rather than rioting in the streets, destroying public property, and looting stores as the Left would do, the simmering rage that lies beneath the surface of our collective grief will turn into a steely resolve to take back our country from those who have quietly engineered its destruction.
We will grab the reins, ruthlessly rather than politely, and break the dangerous grip of progressive ideology that's taken hold in our once great nation. We will restore America to its former glory.
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I get crazy people do crazy things, but the online response from many progressives is incredibly disturbing on so many levels.
it’s not that hard to react like a decent human to a murder. That so many can’t is a real case for concern.
Even some progressives are seeing it:
Anybody who has a basic grasp of history since the French Revolution gets that last point. Given the chance, the left always eats its own. Sure, they might start with the "aristocrats" but you run out of them soon enough. Then it's the people who were shooting the aristocrats who are up against the wall.
I don't know how you form a civil society with people whose response to a brutal murder leaving a 3 year old asking her newly widowed mother "where's daddy" is to say they don't feel bad about it because the victim supports a Constitutional right. I genuinely don't.
It started getting worse with Obama's refusal to work with the Republicans. Although Robinson's family were staunchly Republican, there is evidence that he was.
New Evidence Emerges on Kirk Assassin's Political Views, Countering Attempt to Paint Him As 'Right-Wing' – RedState
The Left Doesn't Want You to Know the Truth About Charlie Kirk's Killer – PJ Media
There is a way to respond. Honor Kirk's memory. Vote the democrats out of office in the coming midterm election.
We have the power of our vote.