Parts of LA are in flames. “Solidarity protests” have erupted in major cities throughout America, including Austin and San Antonio. On the upcoming 250th anniversary of the US Army—and Flag Day, to boot—nationwide “No Kings” protests are planned.
Surely, some of this violence is planned, paid for, and promulgated by key progressive players like George Soros and Christy Walton. And while the narrative is that these protests and the violence are driven by anger over Trump and the deportations, the truth of the matter lies deeper—at the very foundation of progressivism.
My grandmother, who survived both Nazi occupation and the Soviet takeover of her home in what is now the Czech Republic saw her homeland destroyed by the war, but more destructive, she told me, was the crushing weight of Soviet rule, a rule which tore down traditional and historical sites and homes only to erect brutalist Russian apartments and government buildings in their place.
She told me many times that, “Marxism is motivated by envy at what others have. It cannot create, it can only destroy.”
We see that in the fruits of the progressive movement today—destruction, agitation, and violence.
But this is not something new—in fact, it was always the case.
I recently ran across a letter from Heinrich Marx to his son, Karl—who we should all know as the creator of Marxism and father of Communism. In the letter, Heinrich chastises his son, saying:
Frankly speaking, my dear Karl…This embitterment disgusts me and you are the last person from whom I would expect it. What grounds can you have for it? Has not everything smiled on you ever since your cradle? Has not nature endowed you with magnificent talents? Have not your parents lavished affection on you?…Yet the first untoward event, the first disappointed wish, evokes embitterment! Is that strength? Is that a manly character?
Karl Marx lived an easy life, and yet still embraced bitterness and came up with a philosophy and ideology of envy and destruction.
In other words, Marxists have always been spoiled brats throwing a temper when they don’t get their way.
Today’s protests, riots, and violence are no different.