After Renee Nicole Good died trying to kill an ICE agent, the left is lusting after a blood-and-thunder civil war, but it doesn’t have to end this way.
On Wednesday, Renee Nicole Good died in Minneapolis after being shot in a defensive shooting by an ICE agent who had previously been hit by a car in a similar situation. Almost everyone is focused on the specific events of that day rather than what is clearly an escalatory spiral with no endpoint in sight.
Andrea Widburg wrote an excellent post the other day that correctly redirected us to the growing schism between leftists’ grasp on reality and their actions. Not highlighted in this article are the special circumstances that the left has cultivated over the last generation, which have set the country up for an eventual reckoning that increasingly looks like a war between the states.
The Founders always understood that regional differences in taste, culture, society, economics, and more would continue under the framework of a united country. That is one of the principal reasons we have independent states, governed by a system of governors and individual legislatures, rather than an all-powerful federal system. It was believed that common interests would ensure harmonious relations between the states, as their basic proclivities would always align. The Founders never foresaw that artificial constructs would change that commonality of interests. But it has happened!
Democrats can be very crafty. The history of sanctuary cities shows that, while they began in the 80s, it was only in this century that the movement grew and became radicalized, eventually thwarting federal laws and enforcement efforts.
Americans, even law-and-order Americans, don’t like heavy-handed enforcement against citizens. Additionally, America has a history of diverse political thought, giving rise to the current schism between the left and the right.
While the right has generally been more law-abiding, especially in the last fifty years, the left has become more activist. Bolstered by left-leaning politicians, attorneys general and district attorneys, violent rhetoric of all kinds has found a willing home in Blue States and cities.
Yesterday’s shooting is a direct result of these policies that are encouraging the crazies to act out their fantasy of being radicals without (they believe) the risk of getting hit over the head, arrested, jailed, and ultimately shot. Politicians are responsible for all this Blue State violence and have created a dangerous situation for law enforcement.
They issued these statements after Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the ICE narrative “bullshit” and told ICE to “get the f*** out of Minneapolis.”
A credible case can be made that in Blue States with strong anti-authority laws, attitudes, and an energized, protected base of leftists, the inevitable clashes will snowball into dangerous territory requiring the federal government to intervene, leading to an escalatory spiral that may not stop.
These governors are playing with fire. This is how relatively minor internal divisions can turn into civil wars. Today’s permissive environment is going to lead to more cities being burned down and many injuries and deaths. The left believes that ultimately the federal government will back down and look the other way on myriad issues, giving them the win.
I don’t believe that’s going to happen. They’ve been miscalculating for a long time. At a certain point, we’re going to have to push back—hard. If we don’t, events will explode, and only the most ardent leftists and nihilists are pushing for that.
God Bless America!
Allan Feifer. Author, Businessman, Thinker, and Strategist. Read more about Allan, his background, and his ideas to create a better tomorrow at www.1plus1equals2.com.
THE ARTFUL DILETTANTE 