The Upside of the Leftist Turmoil: We’re Pushing Back

 

We already know how horribly the Left has behaved; their actions have become increasingly abhorrent over time. Their immorality is laid out for everyone to see. Their hypocrisy on the values they supposedly espouse—tolerance, fairness, non-judgment, support of women, justice—can no longer be ignored by the Right or denied by the Left (although I’m sure they will try).

The benefits of the recent chaos, though, should not be ignored, since they have played their cards. And we must find ways to minimize their impact or stop them in their tracks. The viciousness of their attacks on the Constitution, the Congress (senators and representatives) and their families must be addressed. Here are examples of their outrageous behavior:

  • Leaking information to defame
  • Harassing people and their families in public places
  • Staking out the homes of people
  • Lying to add more fuel to the fire
  • Making demands that should be discounted and ignored
  • Manipulating procedures and the law to meet their agenda

These are only examples; the complete list is a longer one.

So here are my questions:

How do we block protestors from initiating the vicious attacks on innocent people? For example, can we protest restaurants that don’t protect their Republican guests through social media? Can we call flash mobs to protest protestors who act in this way? Is there a legal means to threaten protestors, such as restraining orders or restrictions?

More important, how do we encourage members of Congress to stand up to their colleagues who think that the government is their playground and that their irresponsible demands should be met? When we deal with children, we seem to be able to use boundary management. When the Left acts like children, aren’t there ways we can do the same?

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  1. GrannyDude Member
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    Jim Beck (View Comment):
    Should Kavanaugh respond with this extreme politeness. I think not.

    I thought his responses have been terrific. 

    Having been (once) on the receiving end of loud, bizarre, relentless leftist vitriol, I have to admit that I muse upon the matter of what I could have/should have done or said. 

    There’s no point whatever in trying to respond to the tormentors. He (they, we, I) have to remember at all times that we’re talking to the undecided or potentially persuadable people in the room.  I’m not sure I could actually bait anyone the way Trump does, but I could probably get away with saying “well, that’s your truth. It isn’t mine.”

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  2. GrannyDude Member
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    Case in Point: Susan Collins, 10/5

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