The Dems 'no kings' fail
Democrats held a “No Kings” party Saturday, and no kings showed up. The highly organized, dark-money-funded protest movement made little impression because the general public realized we had discarded the remnants of Britain’s monarchy 250 years ago.
The nationwide stunt was set up as a mean-spirited distraction from the grand parade President Trump arranged to celebrate the birthday of the U.S. Army. The Continental Congress formed that organization in 1775 to take on and defeat the crown.
Liberals are desperate to portray Mr. Trump as a king because he does things they don’t like. They are most irritated that he is enforcing the federal immigration laws ignored under the reigns of Joseph R. Biden and Barack Obama.
When asked about the commotion, Mr. Trump responded: “I don’t feel like a king, I have to go through hell to get stuff approved. … A king wouldn’t have to call up Mike Johnson and [John] Thune and say, ‘Fellas, you’ve got to pull this off,’ and after years we get it done. No, no, we’re not a king at all.”
Funny how the fair-weather provocateurs didn’t bother trekking to the National Mall to disrupt the assembly of 7,000 soldiers. Those who judge themselves brave for hurling a rock through the window of an empty Nike store aren’t brave enough to face a tank.
Aside from giving MSNBC and CNN an excuse to avoid showing the military in a positive light, the “No Kings” event did little more than gather a few thousand sore losers to complain about not getting their way in November.
This was no grassroots movement; it was set into motion by the left’s upper crust. Christy Walton, who inherited billions of dollars by marrying into the family of Walmart founder Sam Walton, purchased full-page ads publicizing the planned uprising. The Open Society Foundation, created by George Soros, contributed millions of dollars to the effort.
Alex Soros, son of Mr. Soros and heir to his fortune, didn’t attend because he was busy over the weekend. He had invited the left’s blue bloods to the Hamptons for what The New York Times called “a political royal wedding that brought together the worlds of big-money politics and Clinton-era insiders.”
Attendees of the “No Kings” grumble sessions don’t realize, or don’t care, that these oligarchs are manipulating them. The old-school liberalism characterized by anti-war sentiment and a respect for civil liberties and free speech is dead.
It has been supplanted by an ideology of looting. At the street level, participants take advantage of chaos to shatter storefronts and help themselves to armfuls of Air Jordan sneakers “for justice.” High-end looters such as Mr. Soros rely on a shadowy network of foundations and nongovernmental organizations to allocate government cash to themselves and their ideological allies.
Raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents aren’t signs of creeping authoritarianism. All healthy societies throughout history have enforced their borders. True authoritarianism happens when government officials order individuals kicked off social media for telling the truth.
True authoritarianism is locking down homes, churches and businesses over a virus with a high survival rate. True authoritarianism is scheming to jail a presidential candidate and erase his name from the ballot.
The thousands who braved the threat of thunderstorms to salute the guardians of freedom marching along Constitution Avenue had a better idea. They brought their families together to enjoy a long-overdue display of patriotism and national pride.
— The Washington Times