
<p>South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham recently opined that should President Trump be indicted and made to stand trial, there would be “rioting in the streets.” ; Was that a prediction? ; Is that true?</p>



<p>Whatever it was, it was a needlessly controversial and provocative statement. ; Loose talk. ; It is already being misinterpreted for political reasons by Democrats and their media buddies – suggesting that it is a subtle call to arms. ; That is political hyperbole – arguably even a false flag call to arms. ; You get the impression that even as they condemn the remark, Democrats hope both the indictment and the rioting will take place – giving vindication to their claims of pending right-wing violence.</p>



<p>Graham&#8217;s maladroit statement gives credence to the claims that there is a sizeable culture of political violence at the ready – waiting for a triggering event. ; Who and where are these folks that are ready to talk to the street with violence in their hearts?</p>



<p>The left has been having trouble finding vindication for their claims. ; At the time of the January 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot, they had predicted a wave of disruptions in cities across the nation to coincide with the events on Capitol Hill. ; But there were none.</p>



<p>The riot on Capitol Hill was bad – and folks on every side have called for the rioters to be arrested and prosecuted – and that has been happening. ; In fact, it has been the greatest law enforcement response to any riot in American history – and one may reasonably wonder why.</p>



<p>You will recall that there were predictions of nationwide disruptions on the anniversary of the January 6<sup>th</sup> riot. ; They never occurred. ; On that anniversary, we were again warned that another violent mob would reassemble on the lawn outside the Capitol Building. ; This time Speaker Pelosi prepared with a call to the National Guard and fencing around the building.</p>



<p>The mob turned out to be approximately 200 demonstrators, who had a permit to assemble. ; They heard speeches and left peacefully. ; All the while, they were outnumbered by guardsmen, police, and reporters. ; No violence.</p>



<p>In fact, there has been very little political violence since the Capitol Hill riot. ; Nothing compared to the Days of Rage that characterized the 1960s. ; Nothing compared to the periodic rioting, looting, arson, injury, and death that has occurred in our major cities for the past 150 years. ; Nothing compared to the average street crimes. ; Nothing compared to the number of mass shootings. ; Yes, there were incidents ON BOTH SIDES. ; (The media and the FBI seem disinterested in attempts to kill a Supreme Court justice and all those attacks on pro-life organizations and personnel.</p>



<p>And yet, the FBI suggests that “right-wing violence” is of major concern. ; Of course, we now know that the record of contemporary right-wing violence has been inflated by folks inside the FBI – most notably by Timothy Thibault, who was recently fired from his position after a whistleblower called him out for that and his claiming the Hunter laptop story was a Russian disinformation deal and for inflating the claims of right-wing violence.</p>



<p>The problem I have with Graham’s statement is that it seems to support the idea that folks on the right are preparing for street violence. ; That does not seem to be the case.</p>



<p>Even worse, those on the loony left – including a lot of those talking heads on the telly – are suggesting that there is an underground effort to violently overthrow the government and place President Trump back in power. ; That is how absurd the rhetoric from the left has gotten.</p>



<p>And to be perfectly honest, Graham’s language could … I say “could” – be taken by some mentally unbalanced nutcase to be inspirational.  ; But even that does not indicate a widespread movement to overthrow the American democracy. ; One would expect that sort of nutcase commentary to come from some … well, nutcase … on the fringe of the culture. ; But noooo. ; It is coming from virtually every panelist on MSNBC and CNN. ; The nutcases have become the voice of the left. ; The tail is wagging the dog.</p>



<p>Yes, there could be some protesting an indictment of Trump, but I sincerely believe it would be nothing more – and even less – than those protests and demonstrations against Trump in the past few years.</p>



<p>I have not yet heard of a retraction or clarification from Graham. ; I wish he would … emphatically. ; Because that would put reality ahead of politically driven fantasy. ; Come on, Lindsey. ; Set the record straight. ; ;</p>



<p>So, there ‘tis.</p>

Lindsey Graham should stop the loose talk
