Cvastar - I am kind of in the same boat as you; I know a number of 'seemingly' reasonable democrats (and I also know some bat shit crazy ones too). So, your question of...'how do we know?'...is a fair and valid one; and I will attempt to answer.
I think the most compelling reason can be found by examining these same seemingly reasonable democrats. If they truly were as reasonable as they appear, then they would be calling out these bat shit crazy and violent ones at every opportunity. They would be vocally, and in the media, rabidly disassociating themselves from these people. They would be screaming for their heads and disavowing any association (party or otherwise) between these wacko ones and themselves. And, they would be shouting this same mantra from every rooftop. They would be screaming..."you're making us ALL look like a bunch of radical, violent, lunatics!! Stop it...or GET OUT!" Every MSM interview with party officials all the way down to the common man would be putting as much distance as possible between these violent crazies burning down cities, harassing people, starting riots and creating anarchy. And, I don't see any of them, and certainly none of the party leadership, condemning any of these acts...not a single one.
So, I can only conclude from this that while these people we see who 'seem' to be reasonable, really behind the scenes, silently support (and even encourage...when no one is looking) these violent, destructive and anarchistic behaviors within their own party. That they not only support these behaviors, but they actually welcome and encourage them. I mean seriously...how could anyone conclude any differently??
It would be different if these many acts were isolated and seldom occurring, but they aren't. They're widespread across the nation. Almost every major city has some of these radicals (in large numbers too), and when they show up it's not just a few of them...it's thousands. And then you have democratic leadership like Maxine Waters, AOC, Rashida Talib, Pelosi and many others going on TV and egging these people on. How do these people who condone these activities get elected unless people approve of their actions and behaviors by voting for them??? They should be run out of town on a rail, after being tarred and feathered...but they aren't. Why? The only explanation is because people support them.
And then there are people like the mayor of Portland who does things like refusing to issue demonstration permits in any other area than ground zero of the opposition (when the exact same rules don't apply to that opposition). They do this because they are willfully inciting a riot! The damn Mayor is doing this. AND THEN...this yahoo turns around and blames the Christian group for starting it when it's patently obvious they didn't, and were only following orders to hold their demostration in the only place they had a permit for. I don't care how you slice it...that's willful. He knew those people would be pelted with broken bottles and molotov cocktails...he WANTED it to happen!
So, you see, there is this continued pattern of behavior from top to bottom of the democratic party which seems to applaud all this destruction and anarchy. It's not just a "few bad apples"...it's endemic to the entire party.
That is basically my answer to your question.
I think the most compelling reason can be found by examining these same seemingly reasonable democrats. If they truly were as reasonable as they appear, then they would be calling out these bat shit crazy and violent ones at every opportunity. They would be vocally, and in the media, rabidly disassociating themselves from these people. They would be screaming for their heads and disavowing any association (party or otherwise) between these wacko ones and themselves. And, they would be shouting this same mantra from every rooftop. They would be screaming..."you're making us ALL look like a bunch of radical, violent, lunatics!! Stop it...or GET OUT!" Every MSM interview with party officials all the way down to the common man would be putting as much distance as possible between these violent crazies burning down cities, harassing people, starting riots and creating anarchy. And, I don't see any of them, and certainly none of the party leadership, condemning any of these acts...not a single one.
So, I can only conclude from this that while these people we see who 'seem' to be reasonable, really behind the scenes, silently support (and even encourage...when no one is looking) these violent, destructive and anarchistic behaviors within their own party. That they not only support these behaviors, but they actually welcome and encourage them. I mean seriously...how could anyone conclude any differently??
It would be different if these many acts were isolated and seldom occurring, but they aren't. They're widespread across the nation. Almost every major city has some of these radicals (in large numbers too), and when they show up it's not just a few of them...it's thousands. And then you have democratic leadership like Maxine Waters, AOC, Rashida Talib, Pelosi and many others going on TV and egging these people on. How do these people who condone these activities get elected unless people approve of their actions and behaviors by voting for them??? They should be run out of town on a rail, after being tarred and feathered...but they aren't. Why? The only explanation is because people support them.
And then there are people like the mayor of Portland who does things like refusing to issue demonstration permits in any other area than ground zero of the opposition (when the exact same rules don't apply to that opposition). They do this because they are willfully inciting a riot! The damn Mayor is doing this. AND THEN...this yahoo turns around and blames the Christian group for starting it when it's patently obvious they didn't, and were only following orders to hold their demostration in the only place they had a permit for. I don't care how you slice it...that's willful. He knew those people would be pelted with broken bottles and molotov cocktails...he WANTED it to happen!
So, you see, there is this continued pattern of behavior from top to bottom of the democratic party which seems to applaud all this destruction and anarchy. It's not just a "few bad apples"...it's endemic to the entire party.
That is basically my answer to your question.