STONEZONE (Christopher F. Rufo) - In the Swirl of Rage and Paranoia
America has seen a spate of political assassination. What does it mean, and how should we respond? You might have missed the headline, but there’s been another assassination attempt against President Trump. This time, a deranged 21-year-old man named Austin Martin tried to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas canister. The Secret […] The post In the Swirl of Rage and Paranoia appeared first on StoneZone .
America has seen a spate of political assassination. What does it mean, and how should we respond? You might have missed the headline, but there’s been another assassination attempt against President Trump. This time, a deranged 21-year-old man named Austin Martin tried to break into Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun and a gas canister. The Secret Service killed him. The story would have dominated the headlines during any other period in American history, but in this instance, it seems to have passed through the discourse without much of a blip. Are we becoming desensitized to assassination culture, and if so, where does that leave us? What does the gradual normalization of conspiracy-driven violence mean for the future? The evidence suggests…Open