Gavin Newsom, AOC, LaMonica McIver, Brad Lander and all the other politicians (and talking heads) who relentlessly villainize ICE didn’t tell Joshua Jahn to go up on that roof and start firing away — but the nonstop bigoted, hateful and false rhetoric surely played a role in what looks to be the horrific decisions of a troubled young man.
Rather than try to explain away the truth, why don’t Democrats try taking some of their own advice. They railed endlessly that “reckless rhetoric” was fueling violence, but won’t take responsibility for their own radicals.
Why don’t they stop using dishonest terms like “Nazi,” “fascist” and “slave patrols” and denounce those who do — to prevent the next person who would kill in their name.