Democrats like to think they have a monopoly on the narrative of political violence in the country. Contemporary conversations seem to focus on a cult-like obsession with mentioning the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. However, for a group of people who claim to be concerned with political violence, the theatrics emanating from Washington would have one almost forget about the Black Lives Matter and antifa riots from 2020 or that there were multiple assassination attempts against President-elect Donald Trump within the last six months.

The Democratic propaganda machine was working overtime Monday to pump out messages focused on the “horrors” of the Capitol riot. Starting with President Joe Biden, who wrote an op-ed for the Washington Post, to numerous social media posts from Democratic politicians and left-wing pundits, the dramatic melancholy spewed from the Left rivaled the sadness that typically surrounds national tragedies. It was performative politics at its worst.