Do you recall when Democrats accused former president Trump of provocation for staging a “peacefully and nobly” move to the Capitol to render their voices heard? Now, let’s move on to immediately, and we have a sitting senator who uses rhetoric that goes beyond a call for calm assembly. Earlier this week, Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass. ) advocated for “revolution” while standing outside in snow-covered Boston, a page steeped in revolutionary story.
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” Massachusetts is where revolutions are born”, Markey began. ” And the rebellion against Donald Trump and Elon Musk begins here.”
The American Revolutionaries ‘ cities were the ones that created checks and balances in the Constitution of the United States to prevent us from having a dictator or ruler dwelling under it in the manner that those colonies did. And they fought nonstop along Massachusetts Avenue. All coming out, the men and women to declare,’ no taxation without representation.’ We want to include a harmony, we never had a king”.
Markey’s choice of words raises an important question: is “revolution” only a dog whistling for “insurrection”? His X article happily calls for this tumult, and he pinned it to his consideration to prevent others from seeing it. He might be able to demonstrate that this kind of explosive language is tolerable when used by those on the left.
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Markey’s conversation was a crazy mixture of traditional references to revolutions history: reformers, women’s suffrage, and more, all while inciting solid support from a crowd eager to engage in social combat. Particularly when he blasted Trump and Elon Musk, the group erupted in cheers.  ,
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” This is where the American Revolution began.” Here is where the reformers revolution began. Here was the beginning of the feminist movement’s trend. The trend of same-sex wedding started here. Here is where the Vietnam Civil War began. The rebellion against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, it starts around”, he declared.
Upheavals are born in Massachusetts. And this is where the trend against Elon Musk and Donald Trump begins. photograph. twitter.com/K0hJB8gkHV— Ed Markey ( @EdMarkey ) February 17, 2025
The followers who stood next to him waved flags and held evidence displaying the most recent left-wing proclamations like” SAY NO TO HATE,” along with a transgender flag in pink and blue. What does the trend actually stand for, despite the appearance of bright colors that it might have? One sign read” NO KINGS” on one side and” NO FASCIST USA” on the other. Irony of contradictions: the left, but quick to dismiss its critics as autocratic, is now boldly calling for a revolution.
Let’s face the information: Markey’s language is nothing less than a harmful origin into violent conversation. You are undermining the very foundations of politics by stirring up a revolt against perceived foes. This is the kind of speech that sparked two attempts at President Trump’s career. It’s the kind of speech that isn’t advocating quiet opposition or change via the ballot box, it’s about inciting rebellion, plain and simple.
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The dishonesty these is remarkable. The remaining has demonized Trump for generally mild comments for years, but now Ed Markey is happily advocating real incitement under the guise of the more ambiguous term “revolution.” If this isn’t a blatant double standard, I don’t understand what is. We must expose this violent language as what it really is, a visit to chaos that threatens to overshadow the political process, if we are to adhere to the ideals our country was built upon.
