Something There Is That Does Not Love A Revolution

At least for the moment national publications are radically understating the contents of Matthew Livelsberger's political minifestos which call for a violent, militia-backed "culling" of Dems from and national rebirth of "masculinity" under the rule of Trump, Musk and Bobby…

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) January 4, 2025

Attention must be paid:

As a final point, let me return to the question we’ve discussed over the last few days: what was the political message of torching a Cybertruck in front of a Trump hotel? He actually answers that more or less clearly in the second minifesto: “This was not a terrorist attack, it was a wake up call. Americans only pay attention to spectacles and violence. What better way to get my point across than a stunt with fireworks and explosives?” 

One might quibble over whether it was a terrorist attack. But I will give Livelsberger his due inasmuch as he does not appear to have intended to injure others, at least not in the vicinity of a Trump venue. He’s pretty clear: making something go boom around big Trump and Musk identifiers would get everyone’s attention. As indeed it did.

Yes, you’re getting the point. In his own words:

Military and vets move on DC starting now. 

Militias facilitate and augment this activity.  

Occupy every major road along fed buildings and the campus of fed buildings by the hundreds of thousands. 

Lock the highways around down with semis right after everybody gets in. 

Hold until the purge is complete. Try peaceful means first, but be prepared to fight to get the Dems out of the fed government and military by any means necessary. They all must go and a hard reset must occur for our country to avoid collapse. 

We must end the war in Ukraine with negotiated settlement. It is the only way. 

Focus on strength and winning. Masculinity is good and men must be leaders. Strength is a deterrent and fear is the product. 

Stop obsessing over diversity. We are all diverse and DEI is a cancer. 

Thankfully we rejected the DEI candidate and will have a real President instead of Weekend at Bernie’s. 

Consider this last sunset of ‘24 and my actions the end of our sickness and a new chapter of health for our people. Rally around the Trump, Musk, Kennedy, and ride this wave to the highest hegemony for all Americans! We are second to no one.

I got all that from a rented Cybertruck exploding with fireworks in front of a Trump Hotel in Vegas by a guy who shot himself. Didn’t you?

I’m tempted to analyze this as Romanticism run amok: individuals imagining they are the center of the universe. But frankly, it’s just sad, these people do estranged from the rest of us they think their actions speak to us, when we don’t even know who they are. Or what they’re talking about.