The Asymmetrical Rage: Why The "Both Sides" Rhetoric Ignores the Left's Violent Extremism
When George Floyd, a man with a criminal history including theft and drug dealing, was killed, the reaction from the left was extreme—entire cities saw riots, with buildings and businesses burned down. In contrast, when conservative icon Rush Limbaugh passed away, many on the left openly cheered his death, offering zero mourning or even simple respect. The election of President Trump for his first term triggered riots, with parts of Washington, D.C., including a church, set ablaze by the left. Look at the assassination of Charlie Kirk—social media is flooded with mockery and celebration of his death, and they’re still going!
Why? Outlets like CNN, MSNBC, ABC, and CBS portray Trump, Limbaugh, and Kirk as "Nazis," "bigots," "racists," or even "Hitler." Meanwhile, individuals like Floyd are labeled "innocent victims," despite their criminal records! So think about it: If Hitler and his Nazi regime murdered millions, does labeling someone a "would-be Hitler" justify extreme actions, including violence, against them? Then the same media says, "We would never condone violence!" Why not? If he’s Hitler, doesn’t he deserve to die?
Look at what they did with the Ukrainian girl knifed to death on a train. Sympathy is often directed not toward her family, but toward the "poor mentally ill man" who committed the act, highlighting a pattern of narrative focus. So the left views the criminal as the victim?
Republicans and those on the right tend to identify criminals as such—they are the bad guys! When news emerged of Biden’s terminal cancer diagnosis, the right’s response was way different—no taunting or mockery ensued. Instead, many expressed well-wishes and offered prayers, a civility absent when Rush Limbaugh suffered his first heart attack!
Now, with Charlie Kirk’s killing, where’s the chaos—burning cities, attacks on police, or looted stores? The right doesn’t do these things. We don’t resort to violence or destruction in response to political events, focusing instead on verbal condemnation or prayer. We get back to our lives.
The left’s response is literally like possessed demons, reveling in the suffering of a widow and her now fatherless kids. They justify their mockery by stating that Floyd was beaten to death—what! Did Kirk beat Floyd to death? Where is the logic? The man did nothing but invite others to debate. All he did was exercise free speech. Because he disagreed with some, he no longer deserved to live? How is this "both sides"? No, sorry—there’s only one side acting this way. And everyone can see which side it is.
So everyone now needs to decide. Do you stick with a group of people that obviously have a death culture, or do you choose life.
One final point: The left loves to say there’s actually more violence on the right than on the left, but that’s only because they "categorize" white supremacists as "extreme right" even though white supremacists are mostly KKK members—and the KKK was basically a Democrat-run organization. This historical twist lets them smear conservatives while ignoring the left’s own violent extremism.
Juan Fermin is a political analyst for NoSocialism.com, dedicated to exposing threats to freedom.
