Posted on Friday, December 13, 2024
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by Tammy Bruce
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January 20, 2025, marks the day President-elect Donald Trump and his team can finally begin reversing the policies that have caused such immense harm to our nation. This is a turning point that promises to improve the lives of millions of Americans. However, while repairing our economy and restoring national security are critical tasks, the damage inflicted on our cultural and social fabric by the Democratic Party is a separate crisis entirely—a deliberate erosion of civility and order, cultivated over years, that must also be addressed, and reversed.
We’ve seen the collapse of civil society in several events, while discrete, are examples of the social collapse caused by the Democratic narrative warning of a coming apocalypse if those who oppose the liberal agenda are not stopped. The BLM/Antifa riots, the hounding and dehumanizing of Trump and his supporters, and now the murder of a healthcare corporate executive in New York City—should be recognized as results of the Democrats’ narrative to normalize violence.
This argument is not new, but a reminder. The left has always considered violence and murder appropriate political actions. Consider the rise of anti-law enforcement sentiment fueled by leftist narratives, the violent riots carried out under the banners of Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Antifa, the politically motivated attempts on Donald Trump’s life, and the cold-blooded killing of a healthcare executive (and the reaction to it) in New York City. These are not isolated incidents but are tied together by a deliberate effort to destabilize society by normalizing violence. From arson and looting to murder and assault, the chaos we have witnessed reflects a calculated strategy to dehumanize those who challenge the liberal agenda.
At the heart of this campaign lies a shift in Democratic leadership strategy. Prior to this, they had been more subtle with their attitudes and goals. Consider Barack Obama’s remarks in 2008 at a private San Francisco fundraiser smugly mocking white, working-class Americans as bitter xenophobics “clinging to their guns and religion.”
Faced with the populist challenge posed by Trump’s rise in 2016, the left finally went public with their contempt for the American people and doubled down on fear, envy, and division. Hillary Clinton’s infamous description of Trump supporters as “irredeemable” and “deplorable” was a pivotal moment, signaling a new, and dangerous, low in political discourse. It’s expected for candidates to go after each other, but now the voters themselves were targets. Joe Biden carried this rhetoric forward in 2022, labeling conservatives and Republicans as “semi-fascists” and existential threats to democracy. Such language encourages Americans to view their neighbors, coworkers, and even family members as enemies based solely on political differences. And that’s the point.
This dehumanization has had real and tragic consequences. It has led to increased violence against law enforcement with intentional killings of police officers reaching a 20-year high, widespread urban destruction during BLM and Antifa riots, and now we can add assassination attempts on Trump himself. In Butler, Pennsylvania, Trump narrowly survived an attempt on his life when a shooter missed by mere inches. A mere nine weeks later, an ardent Democrat supporter who had posted on social media about the need to “save democracy,” lay in wait at a golf course, preparing to be the one to assassinate Trump. These events underscore the dangerous consequences of relentless lectures casting political opponents as akin to the genocidal maniacs of history.
The media, far from holding power accountable, has served as an amplifier for this destructive rhetoric. Mainstream outlets and liberal commentators have relentlessly painted Trump and his supporters as fascists, white supremacists, Nazis, and existential threats to democracy and life as we know it. This drumbeat of propaganda has convinced many that violence is a justified response. Leftist Senator Elizabeth Warren blamed Trump’s rhetoric after the first assassination attempt, while Hillary Clinton’s response was to insist that Trump was a “danger to our country and the world” one day after the man was shot in the face.
More recently, responding to the murder of Brian Thompson, a father of two and healthcare executive in New York City, Warren excused the heinous act, stating that it served as a “warning,” and that “you can only push some people so far” alluding to attitudes about the health insurance industry. She eventually walked back those remarks, but the damage was done. Meanwhile, a former Washington Post journalist wasn’t shy about expressing her feelings about the cold-blooded killing, with Fox News reporting she stated that “we want these executives dead.”
This normalization of violence and murder of those with whom you disagree has not only poisoned political discourse but has also created a culture of fear and mistrust. The last decade has seen a dramatic shift from heated but respectful debate to the politics of personal destruction. Liberal politicians and influencers have abandoned normal, even passionate, discourse in favor of a strategy that promotes chaos and violence, all in the pursuit of maintaining power. This is no longer even about being uncivil—the rhetoric used by the Democratic Party and the bureaucratic establishment it controls has devolved into a 21st-century Lord of the Flies.
The chaos we have witnessed is not an organic development; it is the result of years of deliberate rhetoric from Democratic leaders and their media allies, and like a cancer begins to move through the body as a whole. This strategic campaign has emboldened true believers on the left to view political violence as acceptable, even necessary. For the sake of our country’s future, this culture of mayhem must end.
On November 5, Americans sent a powerful message by electing Donald Trump to lead the nation once again. His presidency offers a chance to reverse the damage and restore not only our institutions but also our chance to reverse the cultural and social rot that is unsustainable and ruining too many lives.
Tammy Bruce, an Independent Conservative, has traversed a unique political journey that reflects her commitment to principles rather than party affiliations. She joined Fox News in 2005 as a Political Contributor, hosting her show “Get Tammy Bruce” on Fox Nation and providing insightful commentary on various issues for the Association for Mature Americans (AMAC).
The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of AMAC or AMAC Action.
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