The ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ of Political Intimidation

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The ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ of Political Intimidation​

Having brought onto stage the weapon of political intimidation, the Left intends to use it at every turn. Groups like Shutdown D.C. and Ruth Sent Us are just the latest examples.​

The ‘Chekhov’s Gun’ of Political Intimidation › American Greatness

An attempt to accost Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at Morton’s Steakhouse, a popular D.C. hangout, made national news last week. The move represented a mobile continuation of the tactic of…

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12 Jul 2022 ~~ By Kyle Shideler

An attempt to accost Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at Morton’s Steakhouse, a popular D.C. hangout, made national news last week. The move represented a mobile continuation of the tactic of targeting conservative justices outside their homes.
The targeting of Kavanaugh was led by antifa-aligned protest group Shutdown D.C., which has drawn attention in recent years for advocating the targeted protesting of political opponents. The group has since escalated by tweeting out a bounty for information about the location of conservative justices and posting flyers similarly offering money in exchange for facilitating harassment.
In response to the ongoing targeted abuse of judges, the head of security for the Supreme Court wrote a letter to Virginia and Maryland governors urging them to take action using existing state and local laws. Governors Larry Hogan and Glenn Youngkin (both Republicans) had previously written a joint letter to Biden Attorney General Merrick Garland asking the Department of Justice to enforce federal laws prohibiting the targeted intimidation of judges. Youngkin had also asked local county government officials to provide additional security for the homes of justices, but was given short shrift by the overwhelmingly Democratic county board of supervisors.
Meanwhile, Shutdown D.C. continues to operate openly and unapologetically.
For its part, the Biden Administration has all but openly endorsed the tactics of personally targeting opponents, hiding behind claims that actions by groups like Shutdown D.C. represent genuine “democracy” in action, rather than intimidation by a tiny subset of professional activists.
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But having normalized a system of harassment and coercion in response to its feverish Trump Derangement Syndrome, elements of the Left are increasingly willing to apply this tool any time they suffer a policy setback. Having brought onto stage the weapon of political intimidation, the Left intends to use it at every turn.
Unless the American public demands that such tactics be reined in and insists on punishing politically those who benefit from them, there will be no limit to who or what might be targeted.

Commentary:
One of the things that makes Progressive Maoist/DSA Dem Commies so dangerous is no matter how much their schemes fail, no matter how badly they turn out. They never admit it and instead often double down on them.
In countries like Ghana and Sri Lanka people are now experiencing blackouts lasting 8 hours of more. Even though both countries had plenty of energy as little as 9 years ago. What changed? "Scientists" told them they must go GREEN in order to save the planet. They were told to embrace organic farming in order to save the planet from nitrogen-based fertilizers. So now, in addition to being in the dark, they get to do so why also being hungry---very hungry.
It may also be noted, factories can't "manufacture" during blackouts either. So, the people are fighting global warming on three fronts---in the Dark, Hungry, and Broke.
Similarly, while campaigning Joe Biden PROMISED to bring an end to the US fossil fuel industry.
Funny, that is the one campaign promise he's been determined to keep. Good old Joe. The World Economic Forum recently produced a paper saying that while rising fuel prices will reduce fuel consumption, the prices are not yet high enough. They need to be raised further.
We should all be pleased and happy the "Scientists" have our welfare at the top of their list. Soon, here in America, we too, can fight global warming on three fronts---in the Dark, Hungry, and Broke.