Staff Reports
Luigi Mangione has recently found himself at the center of attention, but not for the reasons one would hope. Days ago, the privileged Ivy League product and now notorious assassin was celebrated by the Left like he was some sort of folk hero after taking down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The applause from Senators and the adoration from the audience of SNL paints a clear picture—the Left’s moral compass is not just cracked; it’s shattered. In an era where holding someone accountable seems to be a relic of the past, Mangione has unwittingly inspired more chaos, proving that some individuals are elevated to celebrity status for the most nefarious reasons.
This so-called admiration for Mangione has had tragic consequences. In California, following a spree of glorification about the killer’s actions, a separate individual with a grudge against pharmacies decided to unleash his own violence in a Walgreens. The result was the tragic death of a father of two, Erick Velazquez, whose only crime was working at a place caught in the political crossfire. The Left has once again shown its true colors by conveniently ignoring the collateral damage it creates in its misguided war against “Big” everything.
The irony here is palpable. Bills named after murderers and ceaseless applause for assassins don’t just glamorize violence; they actively encourage it. One can only wonder whether this latest shooter took a page out of Mangione’s playbook. Did he see the Left’s cheers and think, “Hey, maybe I can get some applause too?” Of course, the likes of Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Bill Burr aren’t about to take responsibility for the consequences of their words. One can reasonably predict that they won’t be lighting candles or calling for community healing for Velazquez. After all, in their view, who cares about the casualties of a corporate war when the real objective is to take down the “enemy”?
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To the Left, Erick Velazquez is just another pawn in their chess game—an innocent man lost to the greater narrative they wish to paint against an enemy they’ve labeled as “corporate.” Such a rhetoric isn’t new. It echoes back to the shameful comment made by Ward Churchill in the early 2000s, diminishing the suffering of 3,000 victims who perished during 9/11 by calling them “little Eichmanns.” Fast forward twenty years, and this dehumanization has permeated more deeply into the Left’s ideology, rendering people like Velazquez expendable.
What remains astonishing is the selective outrage from the Left. A Walgreens employee ends up dead, and it’s just another day at the office for those who believe in total ideological control through any means necessary. They won’t bother to blame the instrument of violence employed by the shooter, as their dogma fails to even recognize victims like Velazquez as innocent. In this twisted worldview, the targets of this ideological hatred aren’t victims; they are supposed collaborators, simply because they work for a corporation that is now demonized. If everybody opposing your views is a villain, it soon becomes justifiable to take out the so-called enemy, whether they are the high-ranking CEOs or everyday workers.
While cautionary tales about the consequences of inciting violence may have merit elsewhere, here, the Left actively root for such actions. They seem to want chaos in the streets rather than a structured society where people feel safe. The violence they promote has spiraled into an alarming trend that calls for serious reflection, yet it appears the Left is far more interested in amplifying their ideology than protecting innocent lives. The message here is clear: when political opportunism masquerades as righteous outrage, lives are lost, and the real victims are conveniently forgotten.
