The Left’s Idea of “Compassion” Is Killing Us
For years, progressives have claimed the moral high ground, branding themselves as the party of compassion, fairness, and justice. But when you strip away the slogans and look at the results, their policies have left behind a trail of destruction. The evidence is everywhere, and Americans are starting to see through the illusion.
In the name of “inclusion,” biological men are now allowed to compete against women in sports, robbing young girls of scholarships and hard-earned victories. In some states, those same men are permitted in high school girls’ locker rooms, all under the guise of gender affirmation. What happened to protecting our daughters? What happened to basic boundaries?
At the border, progressive policies have unleashed a humanitarian and national security crisis. Fentanyl floods in, killing over 100,000 Americans a year. Human trafficking is rampant. Cartels are thriving. And while families bury their children, the left insists that border enforcement is cruel. What’s truly cruel is pretending open borders are compassionate while ignoring the devastation they cause.
In our cities, homelessness and drug addiction have exploded. Instead of helping people get clean and rebuild their lives, liberal policies enable the spiral—handing out needles, setting up “safe” injection sites, and calling it public health. But there’s nothing healthy about watching someone shoot up on a sidewalk while children walk by. There’s nothing compassionate about subsidizing addiction and calling it care.
Crime is surging. In the name of “equity,” progressive DAs eliminate cash bail, drop charges, and let violent offenders walk free. Innocent Americans pay the price while criminals are coddled. Justice isn’t blind anymore—it’s politically selective.
So how is this fair? How is this caring? How is this the moral high ground?
True compassion means protecting the innocent, not empowering the dangerous. True fairness means equal opportunity, not ideological favoritism. True caring means helping people rise—not enabling their destruction. Americans are waking up. They’re seeing the wreckage left behind by progressive policies and realizing that slogans don’t save lives—solutions do.
The tide is turning. People are hungry for common sense. They want safety, dignity, and accountability. Conservatives have a chance to lead—but not without rolling up their sleeves and cleaning up the mess the left has made. It won’t be easy. But it will be necessary.
Because real compassion isn’t loud. It’s effective. And it’s time we brought it back.
So Californians have a choice to make.
Do we keep heading down the same destructive path? One paved with failed policies, rising crime, open borders, and collapsing communities? Or do we stand up, speak out, and vote for something better?
2026 is our moment.
Vote for the common sense candidate.
Vote for safety, dignity, and accountability.
Vote to clean up the mess and restore what’s been lost.
The tide is turning. Let’s make sure it doesn’t turn back.
Carol Pefley
Candidate for Ca State Assembly District 28
