The Victor Davis Hanson Show Gangbangers, Arsonists and Murderers: What's Wrong With Democratic Icons
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Democratic Icons Defy Legal Norms
- Illegal immigrant gang members deported are still embraced as Democratic icons. - This highlights a divide between law enforcement and left-wing political sympathies.
Assassin Idolized by Young Democrats
- Luigi Mangione, a wealthy assassin, is idolized bizarrely by young Democrats. - He shot an executive of UnitedHealth, becoming a radical left hero.
Left's Radical Hero Worship
- Democratic icons are often antisocial or violent figures that young elites admire abstractly. - This disconnect causes mainstream Americans to reject their radical heroes and ideologies.