LAST Month, the United States was wracked by multiple politically-motivated leftwing attacks. The assassination of rightwing figure Charlie Kirk and the failed assault on an ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility were the most prominent examples, and have sent shockwaves across social media.
And that’s because leftwing violence is not isolated in America. One of the reasons a lot of right wingers across the world sympathized with Kirk’s death was because they, too, understand the ever-increasing fissures in their own respective country’s political landscape and the dangers they pose.
Unlike rightwing groups, which are generally badly organized and easily infiltrated, leftwing groups are well-funded and well-supported, often by non-government organizations. The USAID (United States Agency for International Development) exposé revealed how this process works, and the violence this September shows that the situation has escalated.
Charlie Kirk’s death in particular had triggered strong emotions from the right, because he is relatively milquetoast compared to other rightwing figures, and if the US government cannot enforce justice, certain segments of the right may reciprocate the left’s organized violence with their own.
From there, we can only guess how far the fire will spread. It’s possible that it could easily spread to other Western countries, especially given that many of them face the same tensions that America is facing.
For an example of what this violence might look like, look at Argentina in the 1970s or Google the “Dirty War.”
The only way to stop this is with the swift enforcement of state sovereignty and the assertion of the its legitimate use of violence. If it cannot do that, if it refuses to do that for any reason, then those outside the state will assume the power of violence and from there, things will quickly spiral out of control./PN
