Eddie Scarry urges the Federalist’s conservative readers to change the way they describe partisans on the political left.
One thing right-wingers have got to stop doing is brushing off the deliberate intentions of Democrats as “insane,” “crazy,” or “unhinged.” They’re not, and to do so is to give them an excuse for their sick behavior, the way a proven murderer hopes to get off with a “temporary insanity” defense.
The temptation is admittedly strong. Democrats do a lot of crazy things, like support and champion every single policy that makes life for the average American poorer, more dangerous, and less meaningful. They’re in favor of open borders and rampant crime. They’re opposed to free speech and fair elections. Anyone would be forgiven for calling them insane.
They’re not. These are their very conscious and very sober positions. There is nothing they say or profess to believe that is misguided or poorly thought out. They mean what they say, and there isn’t a flicker of doubt. That it seems “crazy” or “insane” speaks to a lack of understanding of what exactly the modern Democrat Party is.
It’s not a different side of the same coin or a political party with well-meaning differences of opinion. It’s a revolutionary movement that rejects the American way, which is to say the fundamental view that all men and women are created equal and that the rule of law applies to everyone.
That’s not hyperbole or inflammatory language just for the sake of it. It’s a matter of public record. Democrat leaders do everything they can get away with for the purpose of relaxing anti-crime measures, squeezing every last cent out of middle-income earners, and wiping out their opposition, even if that means resorting to violence.
That some people are still calling Democrats “crazy” means they’re not thinking hard enough about what’s happening.
