The division in the United States, the ideological and political division, has reached an untenable level. With one faction growing increasingly comfortable with confrontation and violence as its preferred method of conflict resolution, we are slowly reaching the Rubicon of fracture. We simply cannot continue down this path without threatening a rupture in our society that will end the Republic as we know it.
The political assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was a lethal byproduct of a society that has allowed itself to be manipulated by ideological and political charlatans and opportunists, and desensitized to violence on the whole. This has resulted in our one faction in our communities becoming jadedly divided to the point of accepting violence.
It’s quite difficult to deny this as a fact. Kirk, whether you agreed with his positions on any number of issues, made his name by engaging in the debate arena; in appearances and on platforms where he would use words, not fists, knives, or guns, to persuade his ideological and political opponents. Sometimes he would succeed, and sometimes he would fail. But he and his supporters never—ever—devolved to violence of any sort.
In fact, between the two opposing ideological and political factions facing off in the United States—and this is true of the divide endemic in the free West—only one faction has come to embrace violence as a chief tool in conflict resolution: the neo-Marxist-inspired Left. Where it is rare to hear of a conservative group taking to the streets in protest, it is even rarer to hear of a group from the ideological Right committing acts of violence.
Conversely, whenever today’s toxic-Left doesn’t get its way—whether it be in losing an election, a piece of legislation passing into law that they oppose, or a Supreme Court decision not going their way—they not only take to the streets in protest, they employ—literally—the likes of Antifa, BLM, and any number of special interest protest groups to wreck havoc and execute violence in the streets.
And just a little over a year ago, the toxic-Left’s embrace of lethal violence as conflict resolution took center stage in Butler, Pennsylvania in the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, culminating on September 10, 2025, with the assassination of Charlie Kirk; a husband, father, a God-fearing Christian, and, by all accounts listening to people who actually knew him, a good human being.
Yes, social media enables faceless bravado, often with inaccurate or outright false information, facilitating typewritten and sometimes verbal confrontation. And yes, our news and entertainment industries (slowly morphing into one in the same) pump visuals of violence and carnage into our heads, now in a 24-7-365 dosage to the point where we are numb to even the most horrific scenes imaginable. But these are only the outlier poisons that have delivered almost half the nation to believe violence—and lethal violence at that—is an acceptable way to settle their differences.
The prime culprits, the main poison, in our society, who move people to violent confrontation, are the political and ideological charlatans who shop identity and grievance politics to fuel their opportunistic gain. Until recently, their performative-art politicking was meant to stoke discontent and resentment to harness the people’s anger in hopes of motivating them to donate to their political campaigns and activist NGOs. The more outrageous the accusation and the more bloodthirsty the rhetoric, the more potent the manipulation, and the greater the gains. After all, as faithful followers of Marx, Engels, Gramsci, and Alinsky. The ends justify the means.
Prime examples of this ideological and political manipulation include:
Joe Biden (2024): “It’s time to put Trump in a bullseye.”
Daniel Goldman (2023): “He [Trump] is not only unfit, he is destructive to our democracy, and he has to be eliminated.”
Maxine Waters (2018): “If you see anybody from that [Trump] Cabinet in a restaurant, in a department store, at a gas station, you get out and you create a crowd. And you push back on them. And you tell them they’re not welcome anymore, anywhere.”
Ayanna Pressley (2020): “There needs to be unrest in the streets for as long as there’s unrest in our lives.”
Cory Booker (2018): That’s my call to action here. Please just don’t come here and then go home. Go to the Hill today…Please, get up in the face of some congresspeople.”
Nancy Pelosi (2018): “I just don’t even know why there aren’t uprisings all over the country. And maybe there will be.”
Tim Kaine (2017): “So, the way we get outside the bubble is we take advantage of this tremendous public outcry against the administration…What we’ve got to do is fight in Congress, fight in the courts, fight in the streets, fight online, fight at the ballot box, and now there’s the momentum to be able to do this.”
Chuck Schumer (2020): “I want to tell you, Gorsuch. I want to tell you, Kavanaugh. You have released the whirlwind, and you will pay the price. You won’t know what hit you if you go forward with these awful decisions.”
David Plouffe (Pre-2024): “It is not enough to simply beat Trump. He must be destroyed thoroughly. His kind must not rise again.”
And then there is little-known toxic-Left activist Quintez Brown, who in 2022 said, “Time to Destroy Trump & Co.,” which is posted publicly before he attempted to kill Louisville, Kentucky, mayoral candidate Craig Greenberg by firing six shots at his campaign headquarters.
You can’t really go a full news cycle without hearing someone from the toxic-Left calling President Trump a Nazi or comparing him to Hitler. That penchant for demonization has washed over the whole of those the toxic-Left sees as opposition, to anything and anyone at any time. Republicans? Nazis. Conservatives? Fascists. MAGA supporter? An antichrist.
The relentless demonization of political opponents—slapping labels like "Nazi" or "Hitler" on anyone who disagrees—creates a toxic brew that fuels violence and threatens the very foundations of our free society. This is a deliberate, manipulative tactic that dehumanizes people, painting them as monsters who must be destroyed at all costs.
When polled, a significant number of people in both major political parties now see the other side as outright evil, a mindset that leads to the justification of aggression in the minds of the easily manipulated. Social media cesspools and partisan hacks amplify this poison, turning echo chambers into breeding grounds for hate. The result? Indiscriminate terrorism, where vague, inflammatory rhetoric inspires the intellectually susceptible to act, as seen in recent celebrations of Charlie Kirk’s assassination. This manipulation isn’t fringe either. From pundits on MSNBC attempting to blame Kirk’s assassination on his free speech rhetoric to Illinois Governor JB Pritzker trying to blame Kirk’s assassination on the unrest on Capitol Hill on January 6th, the opportunistic and, yes, fascistic toxic-Left uses this manipulation as its stock and trade, using methods tried and true.
Look at history: the Nazis themselves used this same playbook, dehumanizing Jews and rivals to justify atrocities. Today’s version is no less dangerous, with data linking such rhetoric to surges in threats and hate crimes.
This stunted intellect—this Deep State swamp garbage—is a direct assault on the principles all true Americans hold dear: liberty, civility, and the rule of law. By reducing opponents to cartoonish and even truly evil villains, it obliterates the honest debate that a free society demands, replacing it with fear and division.
Many on social media rightly call out this poli-media-driven hysteria for radicalizing the unstable, turning policy disputes into apocalyptic crusades. Worse, it erodes trust in our institutions, normalizing mob tactics over elections.
A 2024 study warns that this nonsense makes folks excuse violence if it’s “their side” doing it, fracturing our nation into warring tribes. Conservatives, Libertarians, Independents, and sane Democrats must stand together and demand better. We must ridicule and genuinely condemn violence as a method for conflict resolution. We must exact a mortally serious consequence for those who use assassination and violence against their political and ideological opposition. That starts with rejecting these manipulative lies, calling for accountability, and defending the open discourse that keeps America free.
Anything less loads the bullet into the chamber of the gun belonging to the next assassin and hands victory to those who would celebrate in the end of our Republic.
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As we close, let’s reflect on the dangerous path we’re on, especially in light of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.
Kirk’s assassination and the attempted assassinations of Donald Trump expose a society fractured by toxic rhetoric and ideological manipulation. When political charlatans peddle hate, dehumanizing opponents as “Nazis” or “evil,” they ignite violence in the susceptible. This isn’t just politics—it’s a direct assault on liberty and civility.
We must reject this poison, demand accountability, and restore honest debate. Conservatives, Libertarians, and sane Democrats alike must unite against violence as a tool of conflict resolution and political opportunism. Our Republic’s survival depends on it.
My thoughts and prayers go out to the Kirk family in their time of grief. You do not stand alone.
Until next time…
