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America deserved better than the chaos we saw surrounding the nationwide No Kings demonstrations. What was billed as a peaceful, patriotic expression of dissent on June 14, 2025 morphed into a patchwork of rallies across thousands of cities — and in too many places the organizers’ promise of nonviolence rang hollow. The scale of these events and the way they were coordinated deserve scrutiny from every citizen who cares about public safety and the rule of law.
The ugly reality was laid bare at several sites where violent incidents left communities shaken and grieving, including a tragic shooting in Salt Lake City that killed an innocent bystander and a reported hit-and-run in Riverside that led to arrests. These were not isolated social-media skirmishes; lives were damaged and questions remain about crowd control, volunteer “peacekeepers,” and the organizers’ judgment. When protest turns into mayhem, the safety of ordinary Americans — not political theater — must be the first concern.
Governor Greg Abbott’s decision to deploy thousands of National Guard troops and additional law enforcement in Texas was a sober response to real risk, not a partisan stunt, despite how the left and many in the media framed it. Elected officials have a duty to protect citizens and infrastructure, and when large, ideologically driven demonstrations are planned those responsibilities cannot be ignored. Organizers who insisted on mass turnout yet failed to guarantee safety should be held accountable for the foreseeable consequences of their choices.
Let’s be clear: criticizing reckless behavior at a protest is not an attack on any community or on the right to dissent. Too often the conversation gets reduced to tribal dogma, while sensible Americans of every background see the same scenes of chaos and demand common-sense order. Conservatives believe in the right to speak and to assemble, but that right ends where the safety of others begins — and there is nothing patriotic about endangering your neighbors.
If this country is going to move forward we must insist on accountability from organizers, clear safety plans from event leaders, and robust support for law enforcement doing their jobs. Patriots don’t cheer anarchy; we defend the flag, the uniform, and the rule of law that protects peaceful protest and everyday life. Hardworking Americans want protests to be peaceful, honest, and respectful — anything less is a disservice to freedom itself.
