RBG is dead. Will liberal delusion die with her?
Liberals aren’t taking the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg well. Since word of her passing broke, news and social media have been packed with garment-rending tributes to the late Supreme Court justice as well as despair and anger at the highly likely prospect that President Trump will be the one to fill her seat on the bench.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell didn’t wait until the body was cold before announcing his intent to confirm Ginsburg’s replacement as soon as possible. And many of the same liberals who had spent the last few months hand-wringing over the use militant tactics at anti-police protests were suddenly ready to storm the barricades, with a lot of tough talk about “rioting” and burning down Congress.
Part of this reaction can be attributed to the Leslie Knope-like way liberals fetishize their icons. Liberals canonize their heroes, creating an idealized version often bearing only a slight resemblance to the figures themselves.
There is also justified anxiety over the very real, practical implications of Ginsburg shuffling off this…
