Andrew Bolt: Victorian Socialists back candidate who says murdering opponents isn’t all bad

It’s bad enough that Leftist activists are justifying violence to get their way. Worse is that a political party now wants to put into the Senate one who says even murdering opponents isn’t all bad.

It’s bad enough that Leftist activists – warmists, “anti-Zionists”, transgender extremists – are justifying violence to get their way. Worse is that a political party now wants to put into the Senate one who says even murdering opponents isn’t all bad.

Jordan van den Lamb is a former public servant who’s been picked as a Senate candidate by the Victorian Socialist Party, which lists the Victorian Trades Hall Council as its address.

Many will know him. He has 200,000 followers on TikTok and 76,000 more on Instagram, railing against capitalism, bosses, landlords and Israel.

But he’s now posted a video inspired by the murder in New York of an insurance company boss, shot in the back of the head, allegedly by Luigi Mangione.

Jordan van den Lamb has been picked as a Senate candidate by the Victorian Socialist Party. Picture: Matt Hrkac.

This alleged execution has excited many Leftists. Forbes magazine even declared: “Luigi Mangione Has Become A Social Media Folk Hero.”

And van den Lamb in his video declared this alleged murder did good, even if he didn’t recommend it: “Unfortunately Luigi didn’t stop the flow of capitalism but he did stop one CEO and I think that’s on the whole a good thing.

“I don’t think what he did was entirely bad. I think he helped move the discussion regarding class consciousness.”

Be clear. When van den Lamb says he opposes individuals murdering capitalists it isn’t just because murder is bad. It’s that individuals doing this won’t destroy Australia’s capitalism and its government.

“If we oppose individual acts of terrorism it is not because of any moral indignation, because of the value of human life …

Accused killer Luigi Mangione. Picture: Pamela Smith

“It’s because it is simply not enough. We cannot destroy capitalism, we cannot overthrow capitalism, simply by killing a few CEOs … We cannot defeat a government by killing a minister. There needs to be a massive struggle to defeat a government.”

So to people who might think of murdering capitalists, van den Lamb has a tip for what they should do instead: “I would encourage them to join a group that is organised … join the Palestinian protest.”

Some Australians posting responses to his video disagree. One writes: “In the absence of revolution, smoking a CEO is completely acceptable.”

I’ve said before the Palestinian cause is just the latest front for Leftists who hate democracy and the West. No wonder Palestinian protests include so much vandalism, threats, abuse and hate-speech.

Even so, why have the Victorian Socialists not reprimanded van den Lamb? Why does Victoria’s Trades Hall Council host such a party?

Originally published as Andrew Bolt: Victorian Socialists back candidate who says murdering opponents isn’t all bad