Reckless words, urging Americans to think ends justify means, that political violence is permissible, that we should divide on ourselves and call political opponents enemies, is profoundly dangerous.
In 2020, we saw 200 cities implode on idea that violence was somehow permissible, justified by grievance, that attacks on law enforcement, killing, wounding, property damage were excusable.
In the past two years, we nearly had a Supreme Court justice assassinated after rhetoric appearing to justify political violence from leading Democrat voices, including a House Speaker and Senate Majority Leader.
We have seen racial, anti-Jewish, anti-Christian sentiment rising to violence.
Meantime, we see little or no effort by national leaders who dislike the tenets of conservatism, including the Biden White House, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Democrat congressional, gubernatorial, or administrations member - to consciously discourage political violence.
Words pushing political violence - hyperbole aiming to demonize, create desperation, stir vengeance, or describe political opponents as enemies of the people - have no place.
If political violence is unleashed, like the 1960s, we will see fear, violence, and escalation, not peace.
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