One thing right-wingers have got to stop doing is brushing off the deliberate intentions of Democrats as “insane,” “crazy,” or “unhinged.” They’re not, and to do so is to give them an excuse for their sick behavior, the way a proven murderer hopes to get off with a “temporary insanity” defense.
The temptation is admittedly strong. Democrats do a lot of crazy things, like support and champion every single policy that makes life for the average American poorer, more dangerous, and less meaningful. They’re in favor of open borders and rampant crime. They’re opposed to free speech and fair elections. Anyone would be forgiven for calling them insane.
They’re not. These are their very conscious and very sober positions. There is nothing they say or profess to believe that is misguided or poorly thought out. They mean what they say, and there isn’t a flicker of doubt. That it seems “crazy” or “insane” speaks to a lack of understanding of what exactly the modern Democrat Party is.
It’s not a different side of the same coin or a political party with well-meaning differences of opinion. It’s a revolutionary movement that rejects the American way, which is to say the fundamental view that all men and women are created equal and that the rule of law applies to everyone.
That’s not hyperbole or inflammatory language just for the sake of it. It’s a matter of public record. Democrat leaders do everything they can get away with for the purpose of relaxing anti-crime measures, squeezing every last cent out of middle-income earners, and wiping out their opposition, even if that means resorting to violence.
That some people are still calling Democrats “crazy” means they’re not thinking hard enough about what’s happening. An insane person can be put away or taken into custody. That’s not an option when we’re talking about roughly half the country’s population (though there are positive signs that the portion is getting smaller). They’re not crazy, even if it’s difficult to take them seriously. But everyone had better start.
Almost everything in our political conversation — to the extent you can even call it a conversation — has become a matter of life and death. When Democrats aren’t advocating for policies that might get you killed, some of them are simply trying to do it themselves. And remember: It’s not because they’re crazy. It’s because you disagree with them.
To question their mental capacity is to suggest there’s a random misfortune or irrational element at play. That’s not the case. They may lie about their intentions and speak in ways that fail to comport with reality, but that’s not the work of a political party that lost its grip. It’s the modus operandi of an organization willing to say and do anything to achieve its ambitions.
Recall the very distant past of 2024, when you knew that your savings account was shrinking and your social media feeds were clogged with shocking crime videos. Democrats, with a helpful assist from the dying news media, swore inflation was a myth and violence had never been more rare. That sounds crazy, but they were 100 percent cognizant of what they were doing. They were lying their way through an election, and if they were successful, they would have continued to make the country poorer and more dangerous.
To be sure, there are some genuinely dumb and perhaps insane people who lead the Democrat Party. Sen. Mazie Hirono and Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett come to mind. But they’re the exception. Purposeful, diabolical, and anti-American is the rule.
Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of "Traitors: The Democrat Party’s Collapse into Anti-American Filth."