Da Techguy's (no longer backup) Blog has some thoughts on the Leftist insanity of the past decade, and what might happen if you push people who just want to be left alone. “And Then They Will Fear You”
The Left have had their way for a long time. Changing the rules of civilization. Changing the rules of language. Most people just wanted to be left alone.
For the last 10 to 15 years or even more the woke mind virus has held ordinary Americans in fear of saying the wrong thing, or expressing an approved opinion. We had not reached the point of England where people were getting arrested but the fear was palatable and most of all those who perpetuated this fear to control us kept pushing in order to give the illusion, backed up by media and culture, that they were the overwhelming majority.
It could be something as simple as not putting out a Trump sign because you didn’t want your car keyed or your house egged, or keeping your mouth shut while a leftist ranted on at work about Trump being a Nazi.
It is easier to go along to get along. Until it isn't.
It’s generally a bad idea to push a well armed population beyond their endurance, because people eventually decide they’ve had enough and once you push a person who only wants to be left alone past that point bad things tend to happen.
And that brings us to the aftermath of the murder of Charlie Kirk.
But after a decade or more of tuning violent criminals and/or crazy psychopaths loose to murder women like Iryna Zarutska, and after the murder of Charlie Kirk, you have to realize that the rules you are living under no longer meet your definition of civilization.
Now mind you, they have a perfect right to hate Charlie Kirk, they have a perfect right to say they’re glad he’s dead, either at home or in private or public conversations, they even have the right to post what they did. It’s not a criminal offense and I would object to anyone being prosecuted for such a thing.
We also have rights, and when you go on a public platform, and appear in the public square and in our workspaces or in a place where our children are being taught and publicly celebrate assassination, not because they’re a terrorist or that we’re at war with an enemy or because a person is a gangster or mafia guy to whom such a thing is an occupational hazard, but because you disagree with the person’s political opinions and dared to openly and effectively debate others, then we have the right to very publicly call you out.
I hope it stops at "the calling you out" stage. I don't think it will.
