At the end of The Wizard of Oz, our protagonists are racing through the castle of the Wicked Witch when they are cornered. The Witch wants the ruby slippers, but before she takes them, she has a burning desire to make Dorothy watch her friends die.
How about a little fire scarecrow?
She ignites him, which Dorothy conveniently puts out with a bucket of water. It also happens to be like acid to the Witch, who does not live long enough to punish whoever left it there (as it dissolves her into a puddle with a gown hat and slightly burnt broom)—such beautiful wickedness.
A little fire from the Witch ends up being the end of the Witch; if only the real world had so convenient a prop as a handy bucket of whatever that disloves the nearest bit of evil.
X, formerly Twitter, could be that handy bucket of water. It is the only “original” social network that has tried to let people speak freely without too much meddling. There is meddling, but we can agree that X has gone, if not 180 degrees, from censorious pre-Musk Twitter to perhaps 130-140 degrees, and that’s enough to enrage more libs than you can shake a Mann-Made hockey stick at.
How dare you let people have unapproved opinions!
X is where things can go and not die, especially things that undermine the Democrat’s current dilemma. All that kill Trump rhetoric almost got him killed, but he’s still breathing. Efforts to turn the heat down have led to some inconvenient truths about political heat and where most of it originates. Specifically, language, words, or actions that expose how much the Democrats wanted Trump dead.
Quite a bit.
X (still pronounced Twitter at my house) is not Las Vegas. Things don’t stay there. And Democrats have at least a few to apologize for or not. That’s on them, and whoever they think needs to hear or not hear them say whatever they plan to say or not say.
How about a little incitement to violence, scarecrow?
There are duplicates between these two, but I wanted to share both as an appetizer. There are others.
Clips of leftists calling for the assassination of trump.
— Aric (@Aricouttapocket) July 13, 2024
The left is not innocent. They encourage their deranged supporters.
Everyone of these people should be brought up on charges for incitement pic.twitter.com/ng2pe1rPLB
Where were you 5 days ago when Biden said: "It's time to put Trump in a bullseye?"Where were you as your Democrat colleagues and voters incited violence against Trump? You bunch of virtue signaling hypocrite phonies. Here's EIGHT YEARS of incitement! -VJpic.twitter.com/gRXCjgtovV
— RealVinnieJames (@RealVinnieJames) July 13, 2024
And?
It is here that I diverge from the theme just a bit to point out that not all registered Democrats are like this. Many are quite the opposite; while not as liberty-minded as I’d like, they don’t want political opponents harmed or to end up with a bullet in their head. Many are not fans of abortion, and most do not after six months. They don’t think kids should be groomed, drugged, or sterilized. Inflation is hurting them, and they like cheap gas and groceries. But like those fantastical and mysterious (alleged) “moderate Muslims,” they can be challenging to find out in the real world.
My spidey sense says we’ll “see them” at the ballot box in November. I hope we do. They will need to turn out in force to make the expected shenanigans a thing Dems accuse the GOP of doing this time around.
And yes, there is violent rhetoric directed at the sort of people directing violent rhetoric at Trump. We don’t condone it or encourage it. When we see it, we delete it, unless it’s Democrats, then we share it – mainly because they like to talk about unity and democracy and choices, and equity, and getting along when what they mean is shutting up and getting in line.
If you aren’t sure what happens when you get out of line, ask Jonah Wheeler. He can tell you all about it.
