The Democrats and the Left have been attempting to portray Donald Trump as the second coming of Adolph Hitler. Yet it is highly ironic that at the planned rally for Trump at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago, it was the very same Democrats and Leftists who acted like brown-shirted Nazis by creating chaos and disruption aimed at preventing Trump from speaking at the campaign forum. While it is their right to protest and demonstrate, no group or individual has the right to deny another group or individual their right to lawful free speech and freedom of assembly. Just because you disagree with someone does not give you the right to stop them from expressing themselves. It should be noted that many of the protesters were carrying Bernie Sanders signs, which is fitting considering Sanders is an avowed Socialist and an admirer of Marxist regimes, all famous for political repression.
The issue at hand is not whether you are or are not a supporter of Donald Trump. The issue is whether we will permit political groups to deny people the right to express their political views. By allowing these groups to get away with disrupting Trump's rally, we are setting a dangerous precedent. Violence and intimidation have no place in American politics.
So where are the statements of condemnation from Republican and Democrat leadership? There is a school of thought that says the Washington elites are remaining silent because they fear the anti-establishment rhetoric of Donald Trump, and would prefer to see him stopped and removed from the political debate.
But be forwarned. There is a growing rabble out there that are either ignorant or have no regard for the Constitution of the United States. And if these mobs are allowed to flourish, your favorite candidate may be the next one in the crosshairs.
