As Twitchy told you, the bomb squad “proactively detonated” a bomb discovered in the mailbox at George Soros’ Westchester County home. Fortunately, no one was hurt. But that isn’t stopping Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from scolding the Right for calling leftist “activists” out for violent behavior:
When the right increasingly mischaracterizes nonviolent civil disobedience as “violence,” they provoke actual, targeted attempts to harm others.
After relentless GOP conspiracy theorizing, someone attempted to bomb a man who survived Nazi occupation today.https://t.co/bv0NBjChr6
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) October 23, 2018
Language is powerful. As leaders with platforms, spreading mistruths with the goal of generating suspicion or hate towards individuals or groups is profoundly irresponsible.
We must take up the mantle of establishing peace. That happens with the positive presence of justice.
— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Ocasio2018) October 23, 2018
What “nonviolent civil disobedience” is Ocasio-Cortez referring to, exactly?
Are you freaking kidding here? Seriously????
— Rude Peeps (@RudePeeps) October 23, 2018
“Civil disobedience,” like a mass shooting of Republicans, physical attacks on Trump supporters and Republicans, disrupting entire restaurants with rants, sending ricin and powdery substances and death threats.
Yup, just good ol’ civil disobedience. https://t.co/8j94YDD1HU
— Ashe Schow (@AsheSchow) October 23, 2018
Nonviolent civil disobedience? Try harassment. Liberals insist on getting in people's faces and preventing them from going about their lives in peace.
And don't forget the shooting of Scalise by a left-wing activist.https://t.co/GXjMBOcky2
— Mark Cancellieri (@MarkCancellieri) October 23, 2018
I cannot believe you blame the right for mischaracterizing violence after Rep Scalise’s shooting; violent leftist mobs during the inauguration; and elected Democrats approving a strategy of harassment on administration officials
— Phillip May (@pharvey2001) October 23, 2018
You've either buried your head so far in the sand that you really don't know how dishonest and untrue this statement is, or you're being purposely deceitful by ignoring the disproportionate chaos, hysteria and incivility on your side. https://t.co/XWBb82ylZ5
— Allie Beth Stuckey (@conservmillen) October 23, 2018
How about instead of trying to blame the Right for provoking violence, we just acknowledge that political violence of any kind is wrong? Is that so difficult?