The Left’s Theater of the Absurd Moves to Minnesota
“Renee Good’s death was a tragedy. And ICE’s work is important and necessary. No ‘rent-a-rally’ will change either of those truths.”
That was my quote in a Philadelphia newspaper regarding the ongoing ICE raids and predictable protests taking place in Minnesota — and across America. I stand by it. And I trust that most Americans believe it — we can hold both thoughts in our heads.
It’s imperative for us to recognize how we got here. And (for the most part) what these rallies are truly about in order to understand and fix this mess — what’s actually wrong. To recognize the “theater of the absurd” for what it is — and that more tragedies may occur if commonsense doesn’t return.
Millions of illegal immigrants. Billions of taxpayer dollars spent, wasted or stolen on illegal immigration and those acquiring money and power off of that ideologically driven, purposeful policy.
The rallies, protests and confrontations are purposeful — organized by paid operatives, with thousands attending “trainings,” politicians and progressive influencers encouraging these disruptions, and they’re being underwritten by wealthy ideologues.
These anarchists actually stormed a Christian church on Sunday! Because, you know, “ICE is bad.”
These are the facts. First, illegal immigration was out of control. The Biden/Harris administration had invited a population as large as Pennsylvania, maybe larger. Senator John Fetterman described the crisis as “allowing in another Pittsburgh every month.” Even Democratic mayors pleaded for the border to be secured and howled for emergency aid. They couldn’t house, feed, educate, and medicate these folks from across the globe, many of whom had illnesses of all sorts — including diseases otherwise ended in the West.
As we now know, America’s weirdest (dopiest) governor, Tim Walz, allowed or encouraged billions in fraud, creating a cottage industry of fraudster-entrepreneurs, with a web of willing accomplices. Minnesota’s government-sanctioned criminal enterprise cost American taxpayers billions — and likely deprived daycare and autism services to citizens and legal immigrants.
Third, a significant number of those “protesting” are paid and/or trained by “non profit” organizations funded by left-wing politically motivated millionaires and billionaires.
That’s critically important to understand. Progressive politicians, influencers and their non-profit front groups allowed millions of illegals into our nation. Then, threw (away) billions of taxpayer dollars on their “care” — and theft.
Now, their enterprises are paying and training thousands for the sole purpose of stopping ICE and the FBI from removing illegal immigrants — and those illegally enabling them or abusing them, or our taxpayer dollars.
This includes child-traffickers, rapists, drug dealers, convicted murders and alleged terrorists. (Thousands of whom have been removed to date.)
It began with “doxing” ICE agents — showing their photos, listing their homes and families online — to intimidate them. It’s why they wear masks!
Next, demanding local politicians — governors, mayors, sheriffs — not help ICE agents, making ICE’s work more dangerous for the agents, those they are seeking to apprehend and also protestors, many of whom think this is a reality show.
These trainings — and the emboldening rhetoric of Democrat politicians and left wing influencers — urge protestors to harass, confront, and even disrupt ICE agents in their sworn duties. Posting ICE raid locations on social media. Slowing or blocking their SUVs. Screaming and throwing things at ICE agents. All while active ICE raids are taking place.
Because, the protestors truly believe that Trump and ICE are wrong. So, apparently the law and common sense don’t apply.
Can you imagine doing this during a hostage situation? A bank robbery? A drug raid?
What if the “non-profits” were being funded by political extremists training people to “doxx,” protest, block, and taunt officers because they think drugs should be legal? What if you hate a large bank — their lending policies, interest rates? Now, what if a criminal tries to rob that bank — is it okay to organize a “rally” to stop the cops? Or, because some people think sex with minors should be legal, should they be allowed to organize and train people to block, harass and intimate FBI agents going after child predators?
Would we want to allow those actions — just because the organizers (or their funders or operatives) want to make a political point or advance a political cause? Because they know they’re right?!
The progressive-left wing-Democratic oligarchy — along with influencers and too much of the legacy media — allowed a Pennsylvania’s worth of illegal immigrants to flood into our nation.
Americans voted to stop it—and, undo it. And polls show support greater than the election returns.
But, some — with many agendas — don’t agree.
Doxing ICE agents. Blocking in ICE cars. Pressuring politicians from helping ICE agents do their jobs. Confronting agents. Blocking intersections. Storming churches.
This may be how radicals operate. This may be the chaos and breakdown of law that ideological billionaires want. Is it really what we want? Mob rule — by anyone who thinks they’re “right?”
“ICE’s work is important and necessary.”
If you disagree, there’s a 249-year-old protected alternative: “the right of the people (of the United States) peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Guy Ciarrocchi writes for Broad + Liberty and RealClear Pennsylvania. A Senior Fellow with the Commonwealth Foundation, you may follow Guy at @PaSuburbsGuy.
