"As the mob rises, civilization recedes." //

Peaceful protests are guaranteed under the First Amendment. Rioting, looting, vandalism, and destruction of private and/or public property is not a First Amendment-protected “right” in any way, shape, form or fashion. //

As all of this has played out, there have been precious few leaders on either side of the aisle who have been willing to step up and say “enough” and to call for action. Tucker Carlson has talked about this numerous times during his opening monologues since the riots started.

“If you can’t tell the truth when the truth actually matters, then nothing you say matters,” he stated last week about people who were unwilling to stand up to rage mobs out of fear of being canceled. //

FortesFortunaJuvat
2 hours ago
It is not the role of government to protect citizens. The role of government is to protect the rights of citizens, to protect and defend the entirety of the Republic, and to ensure representative government within all of the states. The failure of government - local, state, and federal - to enforce existing law against those who are attempting to destroy the United States leaves it to the citizens to not only defend themselves but to defend their way of life.

Unless or until government acts to enforce the laws against those who seek anarchy and destruction then the people are left to rely on themselves to do so.