Defending the Indefensible

In the wake of the ICE shooting in south Minneapolis, what’s been most revealing isn’t just the tragedy itself—it’s the speed with which a certain strain of the modern right moved to defend it reflexively, before the facts were even settled. Within hours, the talking points were already locked in: self-defense, just doing their jobs, the victim had it coming. That’s not caution. That’s branding.

Even now, the responsible posture in a democracy—especially when federal agents kill a civilian—is humility, transparency, and an investigation the public can trust. Instead, we got instant moral certainty, packaged for partisan consumption. Rather than emphasize due process and restraint, the President’s public posture leaned into blaming the victim and framing the episode as another culture-war storyline—pre-loading the public with a conclusion before an independent review can earn legitimacy.

This is what “defending the indefensible” looks like: persuading people not to use their eyes and brains, but to accept a script. It’s propaganda by repetition—say it fast, say it confidently, and hope the audience never pauses long enough to ask the obvious questions. If the story is airtight, why the rush to control the narrative? If accountability is real, why the instinct to smear the dead?

Here’s the hard truth: “law and order” isn’t a slogan—it’s a standard. If you believe in order, you believe in rules that apply to everyone, including the government. If you believe in conservatism, you believe state power should be restrained, accountable, and limited—because unchecked force is exactly how free societies rot from the inside. You don’t get to claim “small government” while cheering on maximum-force policing and demanding blind loyalty to federal agencies.

And yes, the United States is a nation of immigrants. Diversity has been a competitive advantage, not a weakness—economically, culturally, and strategically. That isn’t a “liberal line.” It’s the story of America at its best: building prosperity by attracting talent, ambition, and hope from everywhere.

If this country wants to remain a serious nation, it has to stop rewarding propaganda. We can argue policy all day. But when a civilian is killed and the response is instant spin and victim-blaming, we’re not debating policy anymore—we’re testing whether truth still matters.