Hub Podcasts The far-Left has a problem with violence
Sep 18, 2025
Michel-Kelly Gagnon, the founding president of the Montreal Economic Institute, delves into the complexities of union dynamics, exploring the distinctions between public and private sector unions. He critiques coercive labor policies and emphasizes the need for conservatives to tailor their union strategies accordingly. Additionally, the discussion touches on the far-left's troubling relationship with political violence, urging an elite responsibility to condemn such actions to prevent further escalation.
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Left's Self-Policing Failure
- Rudyard Griffiths argues the left has a problem with political violence and inadequate self-policing.
- He warns elite left silence or justification fuels a cycle of violence and reactionary backlash.
Ideology Normalizing Violence
- Griffiths links a far-left ideology that frames politics as oppressor vs. oppressed to a theory of violence.
- He argues thinkers like Frantz Fanon inspire a view that violence can be a legitimate tool of resistance.
Glorifying Assassins On Streets
- Griffiths cites posters in downtown Toronto glorifying Luigi Mangione, who killed a UnitedHealth CEO.
- He warns similar celebrations of other assassins, like Kirk's, are likely to appear and mobilize youth.