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"Slow Civil War" Author Jeff Sharlet on the Growing Normalization of Violence at Home & Abroad

2026-04-27 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Writer Jeff Sharlet responds to the shooting event at White House correspondents’ dinner this weekend. We discuss the motivations of Cole Allen, the man accused of breaching security in an attempt to assassinate members of the Trump administration, as well as gun access in the United States and the growing violence across the political spectrum of what Sharlet calls a “slow civil war.” Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@bigcrazewolf 2026-04-27

We are in a second gilded age so . . .

88 11 replies
@DaemonJax 2026-04-27

The normalization of violence started with the normalization of torture. To think it wouldn't have societal effects at home... is dumb and evil.

35 7 replies
@thinkbeyond3457 2026-04-27

This time it is not the North vs the South, but those that use critical thinking vs those that do not. Sane vs the insane.

23 21 replies
@patrickscottanner6212 2026-04-27

The 2nd Amendment is the answer to tyranny. Under Article II Sec 4, Article 14 Sec 3, and The 25th Amendment. We are a Constitutional Democratic Republic and We The People Shall Make It So.

18 1 replies
@mummab2694 2026-04-28

What do you expect if the arsehole in charge blatantly says he will annihilate, blast and bomb another people?

13 1 replies
@AlanGharibian 2026-04-27

US and it's leaders are violent, it has been permiatting segments of society .

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@youngishturnip1boone904 2026-04-27

People really need to wake up and start fighting back harder.

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@paulkennedy927 2026-04-28

Sharlet approaches this from a deeply held position of moral opposition to violence. He must be a great teacher and I'd like to read his book.

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@HEagle72 2026-04-28

It took how many mass shootings for people to realize we normalized violence? Lord.

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@Lonnie32120031 2026-04-28

Our President is killing people, and the media takes no interest.

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