Republicans Have Committed Dozens Of Major Acts Of Political Violence In Five Years. It Could Get Worse.

 

     Literally dozens of instances of political violence have been planned or executed in the past few years by thousands of GOP operatives. This is not some small, deranged minority. The majority of Republicans either participate in or publicly or silently support it. From state capitol buildings to party headquarters and campaign events, no Democrat is safe from this domestic terrorism, but we will not back down. Instead, we will revel in the perpetrators getting the prison time they deserve. It is estimated that right-wing terror makes up about 70 to 80 percent of all attacks in the United States, compared with five to 15 percent each for Islamic and left-wing terror. This list, one that is far from complete and includes only the more high-profile cases, makes that fact pretty evident:

1. February 2017 NYU Riot/Reporter Assault
2. March 4 Trump 2017 Assaults
3. June 2017 Islamberg Terrorist Plot
4. August 2017 Unite The Right Rally
5. August 2017 Oklahoma City Bombing Plot
6. August 2017 Minnesota Mosque Bombing
7. June 2018 Proud Boy Critic Intimidation Campaign
8. July 2018 Portland Riots
9. October 2018 Mail Bomb Threats
10. October 2018 Manhattan Proud Boys Assault
11. January 2019 Islamberg Terrorist Plot
12. January 2019 Portland Riots/Mayor Threat
13. March 2019 Nancy Pelosi/AOC Threats
14. June 2019 Oregon Capitol Threats
15. September 2019 Proud Boy Firearm Trafficking
16. November 2019 Ilhan Omar Threats
17. January/February 2020 Eric Swalwell/Adam Schiff/Ilhan Omar Threats
18. February 2020 Virginia Legislature/April 2020 Jay Inslee Threats
19. March 2020 Tom Wolf Threats
20. March 2020 Andy Beshear Attack
21. April 2020 Michigan Anti-Lockdown Assaults
22. April 2020 Tom Wolf Threats
23. May 2020 Boogaloo Killings
24. August 2020 Portland Counterprotests
25. October 2020 Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot
26. October 2020 Biden Bus Assault
27. November 2020 Biden Supporter Murder
28. November 2020 California Democratic HQ Firebombing Plot
29. November 2020 Philadelphia Proud Boy Threats
30. December 2020 Black Church Banner Burning
31. December 2020 New Hampshire Lawmaker Threats
32. December 2020 Oregon Capitol Attack
33. January 2021 U.S. Capitol Insurrection
34. January 2021 Kim Reynolds Threats
35. January 2021 Gretchen Whitmer Threats
36. February 2021 Death Threats Against Kamala Harris
37. March 2021 Kamala Harris Assassination Attempt
38. August 2021 Capitol Bomb Threat
39. August 2021 Gretchen Whitmer Threats
40. September 2021 White Supremacist Capitol Bust
41. September 2021 Texas Democratic HQ Arson
42. September 2021 School Board Meeting Assault
43. October 2021 Supreme Court Threats
44. October 2021 Ned Lamont Threats
45. November 2021 Anti-Mask Robbery
46. December 2021 Joe Biden Assassination Attempt

     If we do not do what it takes to send a message that this domestic terrorism fueled by the Right's violent white supremacy will not be tolerated, if we do not make it clear that the animals that do this as well as anyone who stands by them will suffer dire consequences, it will only get worse.