The Red Guard comes to Minnesota

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It seems that Minneapolis lefties have started patrolling the streets for drivers who happen to be behind the wheel of the same make of SUV as used by ICE and interrogating – not to say threatening – them. This video shows a gaggle of people’s tribunes who have brought an SUV to a stop (the video doesn’t show how) and forced the driver out to explain himself. They surround him, demand that he open the hatch to show them what he has inside, and then commence interrogating him. All that’s lacking are the Mao jackets and the caps with red stars.

First, the pretense that they’re intercepting evil ICE agents is utterly bogus. Quite apart from the fact that any competent ICE operative would scatter them in about five seconds, this guy -- middle-aged, overweight, shirt hanging out -- is obviously nothing of the sort and was obviously nothing of the sort while still behind the wheel. No; his crime was simply that he caught their notice while driving by, giving them an opportunity to cosplay their inner KGB agent.

Take a look at the blowsy ginger to the right. “I’m not here to help you,” she tells the driver. “The fact that you’re driving a vehicle like this … You can’t. You go rent something else.” Clearly, she’s reveling in it, truly enjoying the opportunity to debase and humiliate a member of the bourgeoisie.

The driver’s attempts to ingratiate himself are almost as annoying: “I really appreciate what you guys are doing.” A century and a half ago, the socialist Commune took control of Paris and immediately started executing people. As they led one businessman to the killing ground, he cried out, “Why must I be shot … I know nothing of politics.”

The communard commander replied: “That is why you must be shot.”

A century and a half, and they still haven’t woken up.

This is the mentality of the Cheka, the Red Guards, the Khmer Rouge – of every last attempt to introduce socialism by force -- out in the open and plain to see. One of the worst things about socialism is the way it empowers, encourages, and unleashes the foulest members of the human community. It can’t be crushed soon enough.

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