Democrats Create Permission Structure for Political Violence Against Republicans
Source: https://www.facebook.com/americanspectator/. "Why Assassins Almost Always Go After Republicans | The American Spectator | USA News and Politics." April 27, 2026. spectator.org
The Gist
The author argues that Democrats use dangerous language about Republicans that encourages people to commit violence against them. He claims this explains why assassins have historically targeted Republican presidents and continue to do so today.
Conclusion
Democrats have deliberately created a permission structure for all types of political violence, including assassination attempts against Republican politicians
Premises
- Historical pattern shows assassins almost exclusively target Republican presidents (Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, and multiple attempts on others)
- Democratic rhetoric consistently dehumanizes Republican politicians by calling them fascists, existential threats, and deplorable
- Specific Democratic leaders have used violent language like 'put Trump in a bull's-eye' and 'Maximum Warfare Everywhere All The Time'
- Media and fact-checkers attempt to obscure the Democratic affiliations of historical assassins
- Recent assassination attempts and political violence (Scalise shooting, Charlie Kirk killing) follow this same pattern of targeting Republicans
- Democratic leaders continue using inflammatory rhetoric even after assassination attempts occur
Assumptions
- Historical assassins' political affiliations can be accurately determined despite alleged cover-ups
- Rhetorical language directly causes political violence
- Democratic politicians intentionally use inflammatory language to incite violence rather than for other political purposes
- The pattern of targeting Republicans is causally related to Democratic rhetoric rather than coincidental