Democrats are slowly, but surely, building a permission structure for progressive activists to kill those they determine are bad. From the rise of antisemitism to, now, the killing of an insurance CEO, few Democrats seem capable of condemning violence without adding a “but.”
To their credit, Gov. Josh Shapiro and Sen. John Fetterman, both D-Penn., have condemned both without “buts.” Unfortunately, when President Joe Biden condemns antisemitism in the United States, he cannot help himself but muddy the water with equal condemnations of Islamophobia. No one is chasing Muslim students off college campuses. Progressive activists are turning violent, and too few Democratic leaders want to condemn the violence without adding caveats.
Luigi Mangione’s alleged killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson has also been met with lots of “buts.” Sen. Elizabeth…
