They’ve ravaged cities, destroyed businesses, torn down statues and made a mockery of the rule of law.
Democrats, both in Hollywood and within the Beltway, have either cheered them on or said little. Progressive law enforcement hasn’t so much as thrown a pamphlet at them, let alone the book.
A few stars even cut checks to keep some out of jail.
Steve Carell, Seth Rogen among Hollywood stars donating to bail out Minneapolis protesters https://t.co/t6cvEoupbH
— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 29, 2020
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Meanwhile, conservatives had a simple warning for their liberal friends.
“You’re next.” Now, they have some receipts.
Everyone expects next month’s DNC confab in Chicago to be festooned with pro-Palestinian protesters. They’re collectively rageful and disruptive.
Who knows what will happen next when the nation’s spotlight hits the Windy City? Things could get ugly.
It’s already ugly for liberal artists who just want to put on a show, tell a joke or screen their latest films.
Michael Rapaport couldn’t get past security when protests canceled his showshttps://t.co/pMXKrVsN4H
— Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune) July 1, 2024
Earlier this year, pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted the Sundance Film Festival. By the movement’s standards, the gathering was nonviolent and tame. That said, chants like, “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” deployed antisemitic tropes in an industry with high-profile Jewish artists.
That’s not all.
Several Jewish artists, none of whom are politically conservative, have been personally targeted by the far-Left. The most prominent celebrity, actor/comedian Michael Rapaport, has been personally protested and endured several cancelations to date.
Why? He’s Jewish and he defends the state of Israel. Rapaport has spent years excoriating President Donald Trump and leans to the Left in general.
Other Jewish artists suffering similar cancellations? Actor/author Brett Gelman of “Stranger Things” fame and singer Matisyahu.
The far-Left protesters have moved on to the Great White Way of late.
“Suffs,” a production recalling the Suffragettes movement, is the latest target.
Broadway’s ‘Suffs’ Disrupted When Activists Unfurl Sign Calling The Tony-Winning Musical A “White Wash” https://t.co/GH0khG3YwQ
— USA Songwriting (@usasong) July 3, 2024
The Tony-winning show, co-produced by failed presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, endured a mid-production halt after “radical, anti-racist, queer feminists” dropped a banner near the stage.
The slogan? “Suffs Is a White Wash.” The protesters shouted the phrase before security took back control of the show.
The protesters’ web site explained the line of attack:
The whitewashing in the show is a dangerous lie because it reinforces several ideas: that the suffrage movement wasn’t deeply racist, that white women’s stories are more worthy of taking center stage, and that white women are always aligned with progressive causes.
Another far-Left protest rocked “An Enemy of the People” in March. This time, the climate cultists at Extinction Rebellion led the way. Their chant?
No theater on a dead planet.
Not even Jerry Seinfeld is immune.
The comic legend isn’t conservative, even though the Right has embraced his stands against Hamas and woke comedy restrictions.
Seinfeld even threw considerable support behind New York’s Kathy Hochul, a far-Left governor who once told the state’s 5-plus million Republicans to scram.
His liberal bona fides didn’t shield him from pro-Palestinian radicals. First, the angry mob screamed that he supported “genocide” for standing up for Israel in its fight against the terrorist group Hamas.
That wasn’t enough.
Now, at least two times he’s verbally tussled with pro-Palestinian protesters who bought tickets to his shows only to interrupt the proceedings.
Seinfeld, being a world-class cutup, eviscerated the rabble rousers each time. He may have to do so over and again given the protesters’ tenacity.
At least Seinfeld is fighting back on his own terms. We’ve heard very few Hollywood artists decry the far-Left protesters, let alone their anti-speech measures or antisemitic tropes.
Few, if any, have rushed to defend Seinfeld, Rapaport, Matisyahu or Gellman. That partly could be due to the media’s near-blackout on the matter.
Yes, the Seinfeld snippets have drawn plenty of media coverage. The others? Far less.
Michael Imperioli, a co-star in “An Enemy of the State,” threw his support behind his show’s protesters. He said while his character didn’t appreciate the incursion, he did.
“Much love,” he shared on Instagram, later dubbing the protests “exciting.”
Why? Artists like the “Sopranos” alum may legitimately approve of their tactics. Or, they fear the Left’s wrath should they dare to disagree. Liberal stars have insulted conservatives for years without a care or professional blowback.
Yet conservatives aren’t preventing Rapaport and co. from speaking.
Expect these protests to continue as long as blue city legislators keep standing down and the arts community lacks the spine to defend itself.
