J.D. Tuccille: Left-wing violence on the rise in the U.S., but it's a trend across factions

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J.D. Tuccille: Left-wing violence on the rise in the U.S., but it's a trend across factions

Americans don’t trust each other and too many are willing to kill to make their point

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The weekend attack at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was at least the third attempt to assassinate President Donald Trump. It also threatened administration officials, journalists, and the people assigned to protect them — a Secret Service agent was injured. Unfortunately, it was just the latest incident in a rising tide of shootings, fire-bombings, and other politically motivated acts of violence that currently plagues the United States.

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Americans don’t trust each other to exercise power, and too many are willing to hurt or kill to make their point. The U.S. desperately needs a government that matters less and can safely be ignored.

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