Just what will the rage-filled American political left and their Democratic Party handmaidens do when they take power?
Given their recent calls to mob action, harassing
The end of
But just about the last thing any American wants to dream about is the rat cage strapped to your face before a thorough confession of political sins. Then come the other rituals, from the shaving of heads to the public walks of atonement, with
Oh, pardon me. I'm sorry. Did I just type "rat cage"? What was I thinking?
With all the easy references in media to "Nazis" these days, a dehumanizing term applied to Americans who dare believe their country should have secure borders, I thought perhaps a small mention of "rat cage" might be acceptable, too.
I apologize. My hyperbole is wantonly irresponsible. And what makes my sin worse is that now we're being told by the voices of reason to take a step back and remember a time of gentle civility in America, before Trump and his brutish, vulgar ways.
So, let's remember those civilized times, shall we?
It seems almost quaint to remember
Her audience tittered and giggled. A few wise
But by then it was too late. America heard her words. And more than 60 million of them voted for Trump.
It wasn't the only reason she lost the election. It wasn't the Russians. Clinton was the dowager empress of a discredited
Shaming is a goad. It keeps people in line, lest they stray and are devoured on social media as a lesson to others.
Americans aren't big on shaming. They don't like it when it comes from the Twitter feed of some anonymous troll with a cartoon head.
They like shaming even less when they envision themselves as the next
But the left loves to publicly shame those who challenge them. The left's attacks on conservative speakers at college campuses was but a precursor to what's happening now.
Americans don't mind debate. What they do mind is picturing themselves ordering a chicken dinner and being told to leave because of their politics, as happened to Sanders.
Or shouted at in a restaurant, and outside her home, as is happening to Kirstjen Nielsen, the secretary of homeland security.
Or being yelled at and allegedly spat on as was
Spittle, hate, shaming and
Won't you be my neighbor?
Waters, the
"And if you see anybody from that
This is exceedingly dangerous. It begs violence. And if it happens, it will rightly be put in the lap of the
Because Waters is a Democrat, and what she calls for is mob action and vengeance. The mob lunges forward, filled with self-righteousness, and seeks a dehumanized enemy.
What adds to the danger is that Trump voters have already been dehumanized as "deplorables" and most recently and loudly as Nazis by many in media and the left, for daring to think America should have control over its borders.
Trump wouldn't know civility if it bit him. He's not an example of prudence and good manners. And he's no
What he's doing is making Waters the public face of his opposition. He won't let it go. Her idiocy has great currency.
Some
They are such expert dancers in
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John Kass is a columnist for the Chicago Tribune who also hosts a radio show on WLS-AM.