ROGER KIMBALL: Trump’s Silent Majority Needs To Speak Up To Defend America.

Trump also made several serious points. Above all, he drew a sharp contrast between what he stood for—ordered liberty underwritten by the rule of law—and what the Democrats stand for: defunding the police, the destruction of our heritage, and the divisive triumph of identity politics and economic immiseration.

“The unhinged left wing mob is trying to vandalize our history,” Trump said,
“desecrate our monuments, . . . tear down our statues and punish, cancel, and persecute anyone who does not conform to their demands for absolute and total control. We’re not conforming, that’s why we’re here, actually. This cruel campaign of censorship and exclusion violates everything we hold dear as Americans. They want to demolish our heritage so they can impose their new oppressive regime in its place. They want to defund and dissolve our police departments, think of that.”

Yes, think of that, In Minneapolis this weekend, where the police department is in a state of semi-paralysis, at least twelve people were shot and at least one died.

Plus, just because I couldn’t resist: “The fake news said that the rally was sparsely attended. Compared to what? Local authorities estimated that there were about 7,000 people attending. When Joe Biden delivered what was billed as a major economic speech outside of Philadelphia a few days ago, he drew 20 people. Two-zero.”