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Democrats have lost all sight of what a liberal society means

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Post Editorial Board. (2026, September 23). Democrats have lost all sight of what a liberal society means. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/23/opinion/democrats-have-lost-all-sight-of-what-a-liberal-society-means/

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This article is an opinion piece criticizing some Democrats for supporting extreme measures, including military intervention or assassination, against President Trump. It cites surveys indicating that significant portions of Democrats would view such actions positively. The author also mentions support among some students and politicians for violent protests and anti-democratic rhetoric. The overall angle emphasizes the perceived abandonment of liberal democratic principles by these individuals.

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The New York Post editorial board claims that Democrats have become so extreme that 45% would view President Trump's death positively. According to a survey, 33% of US college students think violence is appropriate to silence unwanted speakers on campus, particularly at schools like Smith, Oberlin, and Mount Holyoke. The article suggests that these attitudes are symptomatic of Democrats' growing detachment from liberal democratic principles.

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Democrats have grown so unmoored that a majority of them would be happy if a military coup overthrew President Donald Trump and seized control of America . . . to “safeguard the Constitution.” asserted

coup → grow → Constitution

Yes, a new survey finds their derangement so profound that most Dems say they would welcome the armed forces ending civilian democratic rule — burning the Constitution to “save” it. asserted

forces → find → it

And that’s just the appetizer in a five-course meal of despair. asserted

that → ’ → despair

While a third of Democrats would find it “Very Negative” to learn of Trump being assassinated at a rally, another third would view it as “Very” or “Somewhat Positive.” asserted

third → find → it

A full 45% would be elated if they were to wake up and hear the prez “died overnight in his sleep.” asserted

prez → wake → sleep

A third of US college students, per Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression polling, think violence is appropriate to silence a campus speech by someone expressing the objectionable views; that view is strongest at such bastions of armed conflict as Smith, Oberlin and Mount Holyoke. asserted

view → think → Smith

Surveys aren’t the only evidence: Witness the adulation of assassin Luigi Mangione, the cheers for the slaughter of Charlie Kirk. asserted

Surveys → witness → Kirk

Democratic pols swoon for far-left broadcaster Hasan Piker, who’s on the record demanding that the streets run red with the blood of landlords, among other bloody trash talk. asserted

streets → swoon → talk

Go back to 2020 and the George Floyd riots: Democrats such as Rep. Ayanna Pressley and Speaker Nancy Pelosi fueled the fire by calling for more “unrest” and “uprisings”; Rep. Maxine Waters told the courthouse mob to “get more confrontational” if Derek Chauvin walked on his murder charges. asserted

Chauvin → go → charges

Disappointment in the incumbent party naturally leads voters to look to the opposition. asserted

Disappointment → lead → opposition

But a careful look at this opposition shows a bunch so profoundly illiberal that they can’t see the difference between protecting the republic and destroying it. asserted

they → show → it

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