Most people don’t know the origin of the term “Left” or “Leftism” in politics.
It comes from the time of the French Revolution, describing the simple fact that the Jacobins and other radicals sat to the Left of the presiding officer in the French Parliament.
In other words, Leftists have always been advocates of using force and political violence to get their way; it is in their DNA. Their propaganda is filled with sunshine and puppies, and their philosophy is that power begins at the barrel of a gun.
In the United States, the gun used most often is government power, although we have seen enough violent demonstrations to remind us that if the Left doesn’t get its way through the manipulation of nominally legitimate means, they will resort to other means. Most big cities in America still have scars from the riots of 2020.
What is common to all Leftist political tactics,…
