If some of the lefty social media hot takes on the Rittenhouse trial seem confusing, understand they think left-wing stormtroopers and rioters have an absolute right to occupy and destroy any territory they please, and if there are injuries when you oppose them, it's on YOU.
This is the core logic of terrorism: our cause is righteous, our demands must be granted, and if you force us to hurt you or destroy your property to get what we want, it's YOUR fault. You can stop the violence at any time by submitting. The ball is in YOUR court.
Needless to say, the Left does not think anyone but themselves has any such intrinsic right to occupy and destroy. They believe they have a monopoly on righteous political violence. Only THEY should be given "space to destroy."
Put another way, the Left thinks it has a unique and absolute right to nullify the social contract. They reserve the right to decide the System isn't working, society is unjust, their demands cannot be refused, and the authorities must stand back while they use force.
That's one of the reason left-wing protests leave so much trash and filth behind, even when they aren't violent. They're checking out of the social contract for an afternoon, so they don't have to clean up after themselves.
Here's the thing about the social contract, though: it only holds up if the government does its part, and the duty of the government is to prevent violence and vandalism, to protect private property and keep the streets open. Citizens must defend themselves if the State will not.
The last thing a healthy society needs is criminals, predators, and totalitarians thinking they have a sea of soft targets to choose from when the State stands down, and they can make their own laws when officials decide not to enforce the law against them.
Totalitarians think your personal safety and the integrity of your property are gifts from the State, and if the State is unable or unwilling to protect you, the correct response is to passively and meekly step back while rioters and thugs have their way.
That's one reason the totalitarian Left despises the 2nd Amendment and gun rights. They're a bold refutation of the idea that citizens must surrender their lives and property to the mercy of the State. 2A gives you the right, and implicitly the duty, to defend yourself.
The unhealthiest takes on Rittenhouse assert he needed to justify his presence to the left-wing thugs who seized power over the area, as if they were the new law and he needed to apply for a passport with them before entering their territory.
Rittenhouse was an American visiting an American city, not a West German trying to get into East Berlin. Law-abiding citizens are not "responsible" for what lawless thugs decide to do when they walk down a public street. Thugs don't have a "right" to "occupy" ANYTHING. /end
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