#3 Blackwater.
I agree. I have long suspected that leftist empathy for criminals and disdain of their victims was a logical result of their philosophy.
Leftists hate our society, and our civilization. They make no secret of that fact; when was the last time you heard one say anything nice about the rest of us? As such, they dream of tearing our “unjust” society down, and building their own “just” one on the ruins thereof.
In their minds, any attack on our “unjust” society is a good thing; any defense of it is a bad thing. So, when a criminal attacks a law-abiding citizen, they aren’t really “doing wrong”- they are Striking Out Against Injustice.
Leftist often secretly admire criminals. (Or sometimes not so secretly- consider the case of Mumia Abu-Jemal.) To them, the criminal is attacking the Evil Society (ours) in a way they don’t have the personal courage to. (The saying “One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter” is applicable here.) As such, the criminal must be supported, as he is the “front-line fighter” in their “war of liberation”.
As for the victim, if they acquiesce, they are fulfilling their “proper role’”- accepting what happens to them as “just” punishment for their support of an “unjust” system. If, however, they resist, in any way, they are refusing to behave “properly”- and therefore are deserving of punishment (from the “authorities”, i.e. the leftists in positions of political power) for their “lack of enlightenment”.
Consider that in the UK now, under Labour, if a homeowner takes a swing with his fist at an armed housebreaker attacking him, the homeowner faces prison time- the housebreaker a fine, if indeed he gets any penalty at all. (Most are in fact released with a warning not to do it again- even after the fifth or sixth such offense.) The American brand of “progressive” sees this as a good thing, and would like to apply similar legal sophistries here.
Seen in this light, an intended victim using the most effective means of resistance- a firearm- marks them as not merely wrong, but evil.
The mindset is entirely consistent, once you understand its motivations. It is also, in my opinion, one more good reason not to let leftists tell anyone else what to do- or what not to do.
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