Former US Ambassador to the United Nations and later as National Security Advisor under Barack Obama, Susan Rice, said she thought Democrats should take revenge on those who voted for President Trump.
On a recent podcast, Stay Tuned with Preet, hosted by former Democrat US Attorney Preet Bharara, Rice said, “’Revenge is best served cold,’ and the older I get, the more I see the wisdom of that.” Rice warned that America may be drifting toward lawlessness under Trump.
When a former national security advisor speaks, thoughtful citizens should listen and examine whether the alarm reflects constitutional breakdown or political frustration over lost power. But to suggest revenge signals a troubling direction.
When Democrats lose major elections, the public posture from many party leaders often skips past introspection. Rarely do we hear sustained reflection about messaging failures or policy disconnects with working families. Instead, the tone shifts toward crisis. Democracy is said to be in peril. Institutions are described as fragile. The implication is that if voters selected the other side, something must be wrong beyond ordinary disagreement.
That outlook reframes elections from instruments of accountability into symptoms of decay. It turns the electorate into suspects rather than decision-makers. In a constitutional republic, voters are not malfunctioning parts in a political machine. They are the final authority.
The contradiction sharpens when rhetoric enters the discussion. We are warned about the erosion of norms and the importance of defending the rule of law. Yet some of the same voices demand revenge or political payback.
Peaceful protest is a protected right. Intimidation, harassment, and disruption that threaten public safety are not. Leaders understand the influence of their words. When prominent figures imply that political opponents deserve retribution, as Rice did, it deepens division and fuels distrust and dog whistles violence.
Lawlessness rarely begins with shattered windows. It begins when neighbors are cast as enemies and when disagreement is treated as proof of moral corruption. That climate weakens civic confidence far more effectively than any executive order ever could.
Projecting dark motives onto millions of Americans because of how they vote assumes knowledge of the heart that none of us possesses. It confuses policy differences with character flaws. A stable democracy requires conviction joined to humility. Citizens can debate immigration reform, executive authority, and constitutional limits without presuming wicked intent on the other side.
Elections are not acts of betrayal. They are the expression of self-government. When leaders interpret electoral defeat as evidence of collective wrongdoing, they undermine the very democratic process they claim to protect.
As Christ said in Luke 6:45, “For of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.”
We can see what Rice and others are doing. The politics of projection reveals more about the speaker than the voter. It’s, say it with me, Stupidocrisy.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZql8uCboYY