That line stuck out to me as well. It's a good example of this victimhood mindset where even when the people on the left are the ones being reprimanded they ins

That line stuck out to me as well. It's a good example of this victimhood mindset where even when the people on the left are the ones being reprimanded they insist that the other side started it and forced their hand somehow. There is not a single note of personal responsibility. Obviously the whole article has this bias but it is wild to me how oblivious lines like this look.