Although now deleted without apology or acknowledgment, the Missouri branch of the Democratic Party’s official Twitter (sorry, Elon) account thought it perfectly acceptable and amusing on July 31 to wish a house fire on a Trump supporter.

The official account of the Missouri Democratic Party expressing excitement about the possibility of a Trump supporter’s house burning down pic.twitter.com/kLjq9w2ngP

— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) August 1, 2023

Really now.

While such immaturity from the left is hardly surprising, it becomes even more heinous considering Missouri’s recent history. Nine years ago, violence tore apart the city of Ferguson following a police shooting. As RedState’s Susie Moore reflected:

Four-and-a-half months prior, when news of the Michael Brown shooting broke, I was returning from a typical Saturday afternoon at the soccer park, with zero realization that this would become one of those moments. It’s always disturbing to hear of a young person’s death, but sadly, not so uncommon as to seem like one of those time-standing-still moments that become fixed in one’s memory like a historical north star. Even the fact that Brown’s death came at the hands of police didn’t immediately signal to me that we’d still be talking about it as 2014 drew to a close — much less, five years later. Nor did I foresee then that the north county neighborhood I’d always thought of as simply an older, blue-collar, racially diverse suburb would soon become a sociological Rorschach with a different meaning to each, and a hashtag with a life of its own.

When a vigil the following day gave way to a protest, and later to looting and rioting, I watched and shook my head in disbelief at the destructive forces I was witnessing. I recognized the tire store whose windows were smashed out; the parking lots from which several local newscasters were reporting. Ferguson isn’t my hometown, but it’s an integral part of the St. Louis fabric, and near enough to home that seeing violence and chaos erupt on its streets rattled me in a way most news stories don’t — not in fear for my own safety, but in sadness for my community.

During the 2020 BLM riots following George Floyd’s death, retired St. Louis police David Dorn — a black man — was murdered in cold blood as he tried to prevent looting. Unsurprisingly, mainstream media soft-pedaled the story, as Brandon Morse noted at the time.

The mainstream media is in no way in the business of actually caring about human life. They would much rather run defense for rioters and groups like Antifa than actually report the entire story. Why would they? They have a vested interest in these riots going on for as long as possible as it draws endless eyeballs and clicks.

Why would they invite outrage about the senseless death of a retired black police officer by rioters when they can continue to call the rioters “peaceful” as they destroy, loot, and even kill, then foment outrage from viewers when police act to stop them?

Dorn deserved better than this. Far better. We deserve far better than the media. Far better.

Also worth noting is that St. Louis is the most unsafe city in America, bar none. St. Louis is worse than Oakland. Worse than San Francisco. Or Los Angeles. Or Chicago. Or New York City. Again quoting Susie Moore:

I usually make a point not to watch disturbing videos. Even if I know the subjects ultimately are okay, I default towards avoiding them, because I know I’ll struggle to get the images out of my mind.

I watched one Monday night that I really wish I hadn’t. Even reading the caption that indicated it depicted a murder, I still clicked on it – maybe in disbelief? Because what the video portrayed was a shooting in broad daylight in an area of downtown St. Louis with which I am quite familiar.

Not just a shooting – twenty-plus seconds of the shooter messing with the gun in his hand before stepping toward and firing at the man seated on the sidewalk curb just a few feet away from him – and just two blocks north of where another man’s reckless driving robbed a young girl of her legs just 10 days ago.

It all seemed so…mundane or routine. Just another day for you and me in paradise.

Another day in the city where I was born and have worked for the better part of 30 years. A city where criminals are so unfazed by the threat of arrest and prosecution – not to mention human decency – that they blasély point a gun at another man’s head and pull the trigger while cameras roll.

With this as recent history, that anyone in Missouri would suggest arson, even in jest, as acceptable treatment of a family supporting a candidate from the other party should stagger the imagination. This ought to be even more true given that the hateful message in question comes from an official arm of the other party. Sadly, nothing here is surprising in the least.

The Democrats have long posed as the Political Party of Peace™, politicians veritably reeking with empathy for the commoners … er, middle class and lower. This is a lie, as reports here and elsewhere on Democratic politicians deliberately destroying the middle class while applauding violence against opponents are so commonplace one almost grows numb to their presence. So, no, there is no surprise at the Missouri Democrats’ tweet or its cowardly deletion without apology. Just another day in the life of the Political Party of Peace™.