Calls for political violence should never be tolerated, right or left

BASEDPolitics’ Hannah Cox writes, “Earlier this week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee held a hearing on white supremacy, allegedly to examine “how anti-democratic extremist groups threaten democracy.”

The hearing had a pretty blatant left-wing bent and the intentionality behind it clearly meant to dress down the Right and paint its members as extremists. All of the witnesses there were invited by Democrats, and Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace was one of the only right-wing members who appeared…

Mace began her questioning by asking the witnesses whether rhetoric is one way to inflict harm on American democracy. They all agreed it was.

Next, she asked if rhetoric on social media and rhetoric targeting officials with violence are threats to democracy. Again, they all said yes.

Then, having her soon-to-be-victims of internet records right where she wanted them, Mace circled the wagons.

If you step into my kitchen you better be able to handle the heat 🔥 pic.twitter.com/c0eNqHsiDC

— Rep. Nancy Mace (@RepNancyMace) December 13, 2022

Pulling out cardboard reprints of tweets made by one of the witnesses, Alejandra Caraballo of Harvard Law School’s Cyberlaw Clinic, Mace proceeded to read one of the most hypocritical things you’ll ever see.

'The six justices who overturned Roe should never know peace again,' Alejandra Caraballo tweeted. 'It is our civic duty to accost them every time they are in public. They are pariahs. Since women don’t have their rights, these justices should never have a peaceful moment in public again.'

Deadpanning, Mace asked Caraballo if she believed her own tweet was a threat to democracy. Caraballo faltered and said she wanted to provide context to her statement.

Mace was having none of it…

Watching Nancy expose this kind of blatant hypocrisy does spark joy. But more importantly, it’s a needed reminder that violence, and especially violent rhetoric, can be found across the ideological spectrum. While the media harps on about January 6th, the same alarmism is never applied to Antifa, left-wing activists burning private businesses, or the Bernie Sanders fan who shot at members of Congress a few years ago during their practice for the congressional baseball game.

Violence isn’t a political weapon. It should be condemned across the board by all people. And while speech is not violence, speech calling for violence against others should be taken seriously and addressed as it can lead to violent actions being taken.”

Read the entire column.