Here Come the New Jacobins

The commentary that followed sentencing for a violent Antifa attack is delusional.

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People hold Antifa flags at Trump Tower to counter protest the “White Lives Matter” march and rally in New York City, April 11, 2021.

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If you think it’s bad that the Democratic Party refuses to acknowledge its violence problem, just wait until you realize there is a growing contingent within the party that not only condones it but views it as a necessary means to an end.

It has long been thus in left-wing politics, as my colleague Noah Rothman argues, with certain periods involving more revolutionary violence than others.

Becket Adams

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Becket Adams

Becket Adams is a columnist for National Review, the Washington Examiner, and The Hill.

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