Disturbing Glimpses of Democratic Anger
Byron York
We know many Democrats were stunned when Donald Trump won a second term as president. We know many are still angry about it. But we're just now learning how angry some of them are.
It's not just grandstanding Democratic lawmakers like Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas. Axios reports that "at town halls in their districts and in one-on-one meetings with constituents and activists," Crockett's more moderate Democratic House colleagues are "facing a growing thrum of demands to break the rules, fight dirty -- and not be afraid to get hurt."
"Our own base is telling us that what we're doing is not good enough," said one Democratic lawmaker (out of nine) quoted in the Axios article. "Some of them have suggested ... what we really need to do is be willing to get shot [in protests at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities] ... that there needs to be blood to grab the attention of the press and the public."
Another lawmaker told Axios that constituents say "civility isn't working" and to get ready for "violence ... to fight to protect our democracy." And another said, "It's like ... the Roman Coliseum. People just want more and more of this spectacle."
Obviously, these are Democrats who have moved beyond the defeat-them-at-the-ballot-box stage of politics, and even beyond the protest-by-civil-disobedience stage. They're ready to turn a political fight into a physical fight.
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