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The scene at the Oshkosh Farmers Market was supposed to be wholesome family time, not a liberal propaganda operation that hands children bracelets asking, “Is he dead yet?” Local shoppers say a volunteer at the Winnebago County Democratic Party booth distributed the bracelets, and one of those bracelets wound up in the hands of an eight-year-old. This kind of behavior belongs nowhere near a community event where parents bring their kids to enjoy a Saturday morning.
Katy Neubauer, the mother who confronted the booth, captured what any decent American would feel when a politicized adult gives a child material that literally asks if someone should be dead. “It’s hate speech,” she told reporters after returning the bracelet to the table, stunned that anyone would normalize wishing death on a political opponent — let alone hand it to a child. Parents should be able to trust public spaces, and when those boundaries are crossed the public has every right to be outraged.
Market officials listened to the complaints from other patrons and acted — the Winnebago Democrats were told they would not be allowed back for the remaining markets of the season after about ten people complained. The market’s move to ban the group for the rest of the season is the sort of common-sense response communities should expect when political rhetoric crosses into threats and intimidation. No one should be surprised that citizens pushed back when a political party treats a family-friendly venue like a campaign ground for violent rhetoric.
Republican leaders and ordinary voters alike rightly called out the episode as part of a disturbing trend where the left increasingly flirts with violent language against opponents. With real political violence in recent memory, including the tragic assassination of a conservative public figure, this isn’t the time for tasteless “jokes” or provocative merch — it’s reckless and dangerous. Elected officials and party organizations must be held accountable when their volunteers propagate material that could incite or normalize violence.
The Democratic Party of Wisconsin attempted to distance itself, saying the materials were unauthorized and not reflective of the party’s values, but that dodge won’t satisfy voters who saw an adult hand a hateful bracelet to a child. Denials after the fact don’t erase the reality that someone within the local apparatus thought this was acceptable outreach. Voters deserve more than platitudes; they deserve disciplinary action and assurances that their families won’t be targeted by political theater.
Let this be a wake-up call: Democrats and liberal activists increasingly believe the rules don’t apply to them, and they treat outrage like a badge of honor while the rest of us clean up the mess. Conservatives must continue to defend decency, protect children from political abuse, and call for real consequences when parties cross the line into hate speech. Our communities shouldn’t be battlegrounds for chants of death, and we won’t stand by while left-wing operatives normalize threats in public spaces.
Americans who value civility and safety should demand accountability at the Winnebago County meeting and every similar local gathering where partisan operatives think it’s fine to push violent rhetoric. Vote with your voice, your time, and your ballot to ensure that public spaces remain family-oriented and that those who incite hate — even under the guise of activism — are kept out. We will not cede decency or surrender our neighborhoods to political nihilism; hardworking patriots will hold the line.
