The not-so-silent left-wing violence

Published June 20, 2022 12:00am ET



The Left loves to deploy catchy monikers in order to make their half-baked, horrifying, and often flat-out destructive policies seem more appetizing. One of the Left’s most popular coined phrases, “silence is violence,” was made popular during the Black Lives Matter protests and riots last summer. The idea is if you are not speaking up in support of their movement, then you are part of the problem.

The politically charged environment in which we now live has given a recent rise to actual violence by left-wing extremists. Gone are the days of Michelle Obama’s moral call that “when they go low, we go high.” For the new Left, it is “win” at all costs — even if that means resorting to despicable acts. Since the leak of the Supreme Court decision potentially overturning Roe v. Wade, for example, we have seen an organized effort of vandalism and the destruction of at least five crisis pregnancy centers. Central in this violent effort is a group called “Jane’s Revenge.” It has since spray-painted, broken windows, and thrown Molotov cocktails through the windows of right-to-life clinics across the country. After facing public scrutiny, Jane’s Revenge said: “This is not a declaration of war. War has been upon us for decades. A war which we did not want and did not provoke. Too long have we been attacked for asking for basic medical care. Too long have we been shot, bombed, and forced into childbirth without consent.” The statement also demanded “the disbanding of all anti-choice establishments” within 30 days and states that its first attack was “only a warning,” but there will be future attacks until “the inalienable right to manage our own health is returned to us.”

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