Robby Starbuck formulates an answer to the Leninist question What is to be done?. It is the question that is naturally raised by the resistance of Minnesota’s state and local authorities to federal law enforcement. In the X post below Starbuck responds to the Leninist question:
• Invoke the insurrection act
• Military arrests rioters and politicians
• ICE triples presence and deports maximum # of illegals while DHS denaturalizes anyone who committed immigration fraud and deports them too
• Not one apology from the right for anythingThis must be put down so thoroughly that the far left extremists can’t effectively recruit people in other left wing cities to replicate the chaos and criminal behavior. Draw a clear line. Now.
One of two things is going to be normalized:
1. Rioting and criminality at the behest of the Democrats who run blue states/cities.
Or
2. Law & order, compliance with ICE and clear lines we have in our country about crime.
For moderates who may feel uncomfortable by my prescribed course of action, consider that this is a binary choice because extremists only understand the language of power. Either you use it to draw lines or they will seize it and use it to hurt you.
Moderation in these moments isn’t possible. It’s only weakness masquerading as moral supremacy. You must be strong if you want a country worth a damn. You must be strong if you want order. You must be strong if you want peace.
This is reality. We have a binary choice: Strength or weakness. Crime or safety. Borders or open borders. Sanity or insanity.
Can’t we all just get along? I will ask the non-Leninist question: Where does he err?
Brutal honesty: This ICE situation in Minnesota may be a defining moment for how the next 10 years look. Any weakness means fueling the worst domestic extremists.
Here’s what should be done:
• Invoke the insurrection act
• Military arrests rioters and politicians
• ICE… https://t.co/0OBSO1H5Q1— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 15, 2026
