"The coordinated attacks on Teslas, Tesla drivers and Tesla dealers represent one of the most appalling political developments of recent years. These attacks are coordinated, organized and financed: yesterday was proclaimed a “global day of action” by the “Tesla Takedown” movement. CNN found the violence exciting.
"As do, apparently, 100% of Democratic politicians. I hadn’t seen any Democratic officeholders condemn the violence, so I thought I must have missed it. But no: the Google search “Democrats condemn Tesla attacks” turns up zero instances of any such criticism.
" 'Today, Senate Democrats made it official that they support arson, firing of bullets into Tesla dealerships, and violence and threats of violence against Tesla drivers. Tennessee’s Marsha Blackburn introduced a resolution condemning the anti-Tesla violence. It contained nothing that any reasonable person could object to:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate condemns the horrific acts of violence, arson, and domestic terrorism committed against electric vehicles, car dealerships, and charging stations throughout the United States.
"But it was too much for Democrats to swallow: they killed the resolution.
"Democrats have a long history of using violence and threats of violence to achieve their political goals, going back to the Ku Klux Klan, and beyond. Today’s vote, and the resounding silence of every Democratic politician in the face of domestic terrorism, represent a disgusting continuation of that tradition."
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| Tony Branco |
Jonathan Turley: It is Not “Karma,” It is a Crime: The Curious Silence Over Political Violence in New York . . ."I get the sense of karma as the woman does a face plant on the subway platform while trying to continue her attack on the fleeing individual.
"However, this should be neither funny nor acceptable. It is political violence and the woman appears to believe that she has a license in New York City to assault anyone wearing a MAGA hat.
"This is where what I call “rage rhetoric” turns into political violence. As I wrote in my book, “The indispensable Right,” that is the curious aspect of rage:
“What few today want to admit is that they like it. They like the freedom that it affords, the ability to hate and harass without a sense of responsibility. It is evident all around us as people engage in language and conduct that they repudiate in others. We have become a nation of rage addicts; flailing against anyone or anything that stands in opposition to our own truths." . . .
. . ." When did political violence become just a cost of riding the subway for conservatives or libertarians? The lack of outrage shows how this age of rage has dulled our senses to such extreme conduct. This is about conduct not speech. When this person went from raving to assault, she crossed over into the criminal code. The problem is that such protections are only meaningful if New York prosecutors and police are prepared to enforce them." . . .
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