Reacting to the recent killings in Minnesota and Utah, Power Line's John Hinderaker writes a condemnation I would share with you.
Westman and Robinson are different cases. While no doubt disturbed, neither had a criminal history. Rather than being habitual criminals, they were activated by ideologies–ideologies peddled by the Democratic Party. Hatred of religion, hatred of America, hatred of conservatives, hatred of Republicans, hatred of normal people–these ideas are nurtured and encouraged by Democratic politicians, journalists, pundits and activists.The Democrats who peddle these messages of hate know that most people who respond to them positively will do little more than vote for Democrats. But they also know, and intend, that some damaged personalities will respond differently. People like James Hodgkinson, John Roske, Audrey Hale, Thomas Crooks, Ryan Routh, Luigi Mangione, Robin Westman and Tyler Robinson will respond to the Democrats’ dog whistles by killing, or trying to kill, Republicans, conservatives, or religious people. Normals, in other words.
Taking advantage of the mentally damaged to make kamikaze attacks on normals is brutally sick utilitarianism. It's the moral equivalent of marching prisoners across a minefield to clear the mines - at the cost of many deaths, about which you feel no remorse.
