# Poisonous Resentment Can Be Cloaked in the Language of Justice by Marco Rubio > "[Radical leftism] is a poisonous resentment cloaked in the language of equality and justice and liberation, an overwhelming need to tear down what greater men have built, to wreck what is beautiful and what is right. ... [This revolutionary violence is not] driven by idealism. It is not utopian. In fact, it is the opposite." > **— Marco Rubio**, *Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026* ## Sources and Context - **Source dossier:** [[research/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]]. - **Direct publication or recording:** [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/). - **Editorial form:** The readable quotation retains visible brackets and/or an ellipsis for source-supported clarification or omission. The candidate map below records the exact treatment. - **Context and treatment:** The first bracket replaces "it" with the radical leftism named in the preceding paragraph; the second replaces the source phrase "none of this is" with an explicit subject while preserving its negation. Rubio identifies equality, justice, and liberation as the language used as a cloak, destruction as the asserted aim, and rejects idealism as the explanation. The ellipsis removes a dependent extension and repetition without crossing speakers; [direct transcript](https://www.state.gov/releases/office-of-the-spokesman/2026/07/remarks-at-the-opening-of-the-ministerial-on-the-resurgence-of-political-terrorism/), Rubio opening remarks. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] - **Collection:** [[collections/American|American Culture Collection]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft|The Coming Market for Civilian Spycraft]] - **Article:** [[articles/Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat|Reframing Antisemitism as a National Security Threat]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Marco Rubio|Marco Rubio]] - [[wiki/Deception|Deception]] - [[wiki/Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism|Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "[Radical leftism] is a poisonous resentment cloaked in the language of equality and justice and liberation, an overwhelming need to tear down what greater men have built, to wreck what is beautiful and what is right. ... [This revolutionary violence is not] driven by idealism. It is not utopian. In fact, it is the opposite." — Marco Rubio, Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism, July 16, 2026 https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-marco-rubio-poisonous-resentment-can-be-cloaked-in-the-language-of-justice ```