Political Violence in America is Not a “Both Sides” Problem
This is the truth that must be told
America has never been a stranger to political violence, but the assassination of Charlie Kirk is something new and terrifying: a deliberate, targeted strike fueled by over a decade of left-wing radicalization by the mainstream media, online echo chambers, and some radical voices within the Democrat Party itself.
The question is no longer whether violence is a “both sides” issue; it’s whether Democrats and their media allies will finally admit they bear responsibility for the chaos and evil they have fomented that is now wreaking havoc on American society.
Donald Trump sought to put the “both sides” narrative to rest when he stated unequivocally that “the radicals on the left are the problem, and they’re vicious and they’re horrible and they’re politically savvy.” Or, as Vice President JD Vance aptly put it when he hosted Kirk’s show in his honor this week, “If both sides have a problem, one side has a much bigger and malignant problem, and that is the truth we must be told.”
A recent survey conducted by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI) confirmed the accuracy of that assertion. The results found that a disproportionate number of people categorized as “left of center” are willing to justify and even applaud killing in the name of politics under the banner of “social justice.”
As a whole, 38 percent of respondents said it would be at least “somewhat justified” to murder Donald Trump, and 31 percent said the same about Elon Musk, which is troubling enough as is. But when only accounting for left-leaning respondents, support for political murder rose to a staggering 55 percent for Trump and 48 percent for Musk.
Another survey from The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression provides further evidence of the growing culture of left-wing radicalization among the populace. Of those surveyed, 93 percent of Baby Boomers said that “using violence to stop speech” is “never” acceptable. 86 percent of Generation X said the same, compared to 71 percent of millennials and just 58 percent of Gen-Zers.
The correlation here is clear: the generations that have been the most bombarded with left-wing activist propaganda from the education system, corporate media, and Hollywood are also the most likely to tolerate political violence.
If anyone doubts that a sizable segment of liberals overwhelmingly approve of murdering their political opponents, their absolute elation over Kirk’s death on social media, and the open talk of which conservative influencers need to be murdered next, should remove all doubt.
But how did we arrive here?
Yes, it must be told.