This PJ Media piece by Tim O’Brien (Sept 12, 2025) explores how dehumanizing rhetoric from the Left — calling conservatives “threats to democracy,” “fascists,” “Nazis,” etc. — has created a moral environment where violence against them is increasingly justified or celebrated, as seen in reactions to Charlie Kirk’s assassination
From September 12, 2025, this sobering analysis remains very relevant. Tim O’Brien examines how sustained dehumanizing rhetoric from the political Left has created conditions where violence against conservatives is not only excused but sometimes openly celebrated
Tim O’Brien argues that decades of portraying conservatives as existential threats has led to a dangerous moral disconnect — one that makes political violence seem justifiable to some on the Left.