A man was pepper-sprayed by Antifa for wearing a MAGA hat
To the left, a MAGA hat isn't a head cover; it's a badge of evil...The last few years have seen a dangerous shift in America's cultural climate, especially when it comes to the expression of political beliefs. In the past, Americans could engage in heated debates over the issues while still maintaining a semblance of civility. But now,
political discourse has been turned on its head, and it is unlikely that the nation will see a return to normalcy anytime soon.
The days when individuals could communicate their political leanings without fear of reprisal have morphed into an environment in which an article of clothing can invite attacks so vicious that lives can be upended. The story of the Covington High School students who became targets of a rabid left-leaning
media mob is only the latest in a series of occurrences that demonstrate what can happen to a person for simply wearing a "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) baseball cap.
Political Expression Has Become DangerousSince President Trump began his campaign, progressives in the media have homed in on his supporters, smearing them as ignorant bigots who are working to build an American Third Reich. As a result, those who voted for the president have been subject to harassment and, in some cases, violence.
Last year, a Texas 16-year-old was
accosted in a restaurant for wearing a MAGA hat. A 30-year-old man verbally assaulted the young fellow, ripped the hat from his head, and threw his soda into the teenager's face. In 2017, a New York man was
denied service at a bar because he sported the infamous red cap.
It is also important to remember the numerous instances in which far-leftist protesters showed up at conservative rallies to
physically assault the participants. The left has managed to take an act of political expression and use it as a weapon against those who oppose progressive ideas. To the wearer of the MAGA hat, they are simply expressing support for a political movement. To the progressive left, it is an identifier, a way to pinpoint evil.
How Did This Happen?Many individuals, both on the left and the right, have contributed to the tense political atmosphere America is experiencing today.
But it is evident that the primary culprit is the establishment media, whose members have sown division and resentment through their biased reporting, and the majority of Americans are aware of the role the press has played in pitting one group against the other. A recent study
revealed that people believe that the media is more divisive than President Trump, who is constantly maligned for his aggressive rhetoric.
The Fourth Estate has used its various platforms to treat conservatives as if they are both ignorant and evil. Instead of portraying right-leaning Americans as individuals who simply disagree with progressives, they have chosen to launch a malicious campaign. Several outlets have attracted clicks and views by using extremely loaded language to describe President Trump and his supporters; comparisons to dictators like Hitler have become almost commonplace in the reportage of the most popular news outlets.
Nicholas Sandman being confronted by faux native activist and agitator Nathan Phillips
It is for this reason that many on the far left do not see an article of clothing when confronted with a MAGA hat; they see a symbol of oppression. Some have likened the cap to the swastika or
white hood. Many of those on the left who are portraying conservatives as fascists are fully aware that their accusations are inaccurate.
Put simply, they are lying.However, because of the influence of the media, there is a significant number who truly believe they are opposing oppression when they attack people for wearing the wrong headgear. For this reason, they can easily justify implementing a nationwide smear campaign against high school students who committed the sin of wearing a MAGA hat. It is why they have no problem with doxing or even assaulting Americans who support the president.
The only solution to this problem is for reasonable people on both sides to call out those who dehumanize anyone with differing political beliefs. But it is individuals on the far left who are going to extremes to harm conservatives, and this will persist as long as they are allowed to do so without being checked by their own.
Second, the divisiveness and hatred between political adherents was absolutely instigated and fostered by the right-wing Republicans. Remember the shooting of Gabby Giffords and a dozen others including the death of a small girl at her campaign rally? This followed people like Charlton Heston brandishing a rifle and shouting, a la Adolf Hitler, that the filthy Democrats would only succeed "over my dead body." And others proclaiming that their guns were "locked and loaded." And then all the Republicans whined that they never intended anyone to actually act upon their violent and hate-filled rhetoric. It happened over and over again, and always they pleaded innocence.
This all began in the 1990s when their darling GHW Bush was defeated by the arch-criminal mafia boss Bill Clinton.
Actually, it may have started way back in 1979 when the Republicans cut a deal with our enemies in Iran to keep the Embassy hostages locked up until the very minute when Reagan began his Inaugural Speech on January 20, 1981. And when they sowed murder and mayhem in Central America in the so-called "Contra" scandal. In all of this, their rhetoric was violent and "locked and loaded" with hatred, contempt, arrogance, and fear-mongering.
The Bible, whether you believe in it or not, is full of wisdom. It says, "He who soweth the wind shall reap the whirlwind." Again, "He who taketh up the sword shall perish by the sword." Again, "Be not afraid, for God is not mocked. What a man soweth, that shall he also reap."
Well, now this hypocritical, misrepresentational, and whining author and his Republican friends are reaping what they sowed. Twenty-five years ago, when the Republicans to a man were preaching hatred and violence, I predicted this would come to pass, but nobody listened. Now, the left-wing has grown tired of their abuse and violence, has birthed the disgusting SJW creatures of Antifa, and is in their turn taking up the sword, by which the right wing shall perish.
It is worth pondering the fact that in history, we have had Fascist dictators and Communist dictators. (BTW, the Antifa logo is precisely the logo of the German Communist Party of the 1930s.) The Communist dictators - Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot - have murdered orders of magnitude more of their own and other people, scores of millions, probably a hundred million souls between those three, than have the Fascist dictators - Hitler, Mussolini, Kirchner, et. al.
In conclusion, even though this writer and his friends, complaining about the hornet's nest of the left-wing they themselves stirred up, are fuller of shit than a Christmas turkey, it is far preferable to live under a fascist regime than a Communist one. These Republicans should be fearful, very fearful, of the ravening beast they have awakened. It is too late now to call for peace and love and friendship, the monster is awake and on the prowl, and will probably not be satiated until it has tasted blood. God save America.