Morning Irritant

Again I made the mistake of listening to NPR this morning. They were interviewing a typically self-important, leftist policy wonk from American University in a department named explicitly for the study of “polarization” and “radicalization.” As we’ve discussed, if you’re a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail, and this bloviating young woman perfectly illustrates that theorem. She pontificated at length on the rise of radical far-right extremists, in particular the Proud Boys, who are now apparently responsible for everything from the “deadly insurrection” to probably being present on the grassy knoll.  No mention of Antifa violence or BLM protests, that surge of summer violence that actually did result in deaths, of course. Apparently, left-wing politics always gets a pass. But the height of absurdity occurred when this genius expressed concern about the proliferation of the Proud Boys at protests where, despite no reports of violence, she suggested that their presence itself was a threat of violence. And in listing the sites of protest, she just casually mentioned “drag readings for children,” as if protesting that inappropriate show is a crime against humanity. Enough. The culture war is at full tilt, and traditional morals and scruples are under siege by the left. And it extends all the way from the teachers union to the corporate boardroom.