https://www.lewrockwell.com/2025/09/brandon-smith/no-mercy-woke-leftists-are-the-problem-and-they-need-to-go/

No Mercy: Woke Leftists Are the Problem, and They Need To Go

By Brandon Smith

It’s open season on the political left, and I feel fine. You may have noticed a dramatic tonal shift among conservatives in the past week that is far less accommodating, and if you are a weakling, then you might even find that shift frightening. It was sparked not just by the cold-blooded political assassination of an innocent man (Charlie Kirk), but by the laughter and jubilee of millions of leftists after the fact. This event has FINALLY inspired us to get angry – Better late than never.

In recent articles expounding on what the death of Charlie Kirk means for the political landscape, I’ve noted that conservatives and moderates have been playing a game of politics while leftists have been engaging in guerrilla warfare. We’ve been trying to fight an insurgency with our debate skills, and this strategy is resulting in diminishing returns. This is a war, not a disagreement between countrymen.

I think we all would like to believe that this country can be saved by the power of logic and reason alone, but a rudimentary understanding of history tells me that this is not going to happen. The past century is hobbled by communist sabotage; the malicious targeting of the west and of free markets is a constant theme that needs to be addressed. It is an onslaught that cannot be repelled with words and ideas. ......