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Protest Culture Is Annoying and Un-American

By David Harsanyi
Monday, January 26 2026

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) likes to argue that the "whole point" of protesting is to make people "uncomfortable." Debate. Dissent. Running highly misleading political ads on TV. These are all part of our great tradition of political discourse. In this as in so much else, the Democratic darling is incorrect. Taking to the streets to disrupt the lives of average citizens is a leftist ideal, not an American one. It's antithetical to the highest virtue of republicanism, namely minding your own business. But decades ago, American leftists began conflating "activism"…

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