Once again Biden and Democrats are trying to distract from extremism from within their own ranks. For decades, the real threat of political violence has been from left-wing extremists. In the 1960’s and 1970’s, the country experienced actual terrorism from radical leftist groups such as the Weather Underground and the Black Panthers.
In recent years, violence has been perpetrated by far-left activists such as James Hodgkinson, a Bernie Sanders supporter, who almost killed House Minority Whip Steve Scalise and his congressional Republican colleagues at their baseball practice.
On June 14, 2017, Hodgkinson brought two weapons to the baseball field and engaged in a ten-minute shootout with Alexandria, Virginia police officers and a U.S. Capitol police security detail who were at the practice to protect Scalise. If those officers were not present, this violent left-winger may have killed several dozen Republican congressmen.
During the summer of 2020, after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota, progressive protesters associated with Black Lives Matter and Antifa engaged in a rampage of violence across the country, committing 574 violent riots. This carnage resulted in 2,000 police officers being injured, and countless businesses being destroyed.
Incredibly, after 60 straight days of Antifa violence in Portland Oregon, leading Democrats such as U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY) portrayed the left-wing organization as a “myth.” Nadler claimed that the reports of Antifa violence were “being spread only in Washington D.C.” The victims of this violence and the business owners who had their buildings destroyed would undoubtedly disagree.
Unfortunately, the left-wing erupted in threatening protests again this week after a draft opinion from the Supreme Court was leaked to Politico. The opinion, written three months ago by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito, had the support of five justices, thus overturning Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.