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How The Left Threatens Citizens Instead Of Pressuring Politicians To Achieve Its Goals

Conservatives respond to ignorance with efforts to educate, and increasingly, progressives respond to obstacles to power with efforts to eradicate.

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This excerpt has been adapted from John Tillman’s new book, “The Political Vise: How the Radical Left Controls America and the Path to Regaining Our Liberty.”

What are they thinking? How could they be so misguided? Who could possibly believe that nonsense? Those words have come out of my mouth many times while watching the news in recent years. I’m fairly sure you’ve said similar things. No matter where you are on the political spectrum, there will be moments where you find yourself confronted (and confounded) by the reality that other people frequently come to very, very different conclusions about the real meaning of justice, or democracy, or freedom. The means of enforcing the policies that align with those conclusions are also very different. Put simply, conservatives respond to ignorance with efforts to educate. Increasingly, progressives respond to perceived “ignorance” with efforts to eradicate.

This isn’t hyperbole. I wish it were! While applying outside pressure to politicians is nothing new — indeed, it is often how the system is supposed to work — the left has created a “Progressive Political Vise” that applies pressure to achieve their desired results by targeting ordinary citizens, rather than those in power. To name one example (there are many more), this vise worked to crush anyone who dared question the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. The left mocks anyone who suggests the election was stolen — and yet, given the chance, the left gleefully admits what really happened that year:

“There was a conspiracy unfolding behind the scenes, one that both curtailed the protests and coordinated the resistance from CEOs. Both surprises were the result of an informal alliance between left-wing activists and........

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