Trump to Squelch Anarchy in Washington, D.C.; Leftists Cry ‘Fascism!’, by John Zmirak

By John Zmirak, The Stream, August 12, 2025

John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or coauthor of 14 books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. His newest book is No Second Amendment, No First.

Without all the mob violence, robberies, and rapes, won’t Washington, D.C., lose half its charm? Can we really call ourselves a civilized society if our nation’s capital doesn’t rack up a higher murder rate than Mexico City or Nairobi? Does President Donald Trump think that D.C. residents are wimps, that they can’t tolerate a few thousand felonies every year, as the price of … well, what exactly?

What does anyone gain, in fact, from leaving our major cities to fester in chaos? My commentary later today will explain exactly who stands to gain from it and what they want — to impose learned helplessness on the citizenry, equip us with shock collars, and cut our vocal cords so we can’t even bark.

But Trump doesn’t learn helplessness. He gets kicked around, slandered, prosecuted, even shot — and comes back stronger than ever. He wants the same for our battered cities and their citizens. He wants to bring back the America he remembers growing up in, and restore Washington, D.C., to the ranks of First World cities. …

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