Prominent conservatives are now arguing that the recent looting and property damage - which historically isn't all that unusual - is some sort of existential threat, and that totalitarianism is an acceptable alternative.

We're in a dangerous place. https://twitter.com/EmmaMAshford/status/1299713506355417093

I was just sent this thread. I, like a lot of others, read Sullivan's piece the way Klion did. But I do think it matters that Sullivan is offended by this interpretation. If my reading was what he truly meant, I doubt he'd be arguing he was misinterpreted. So I'll ...

... chalk this up to a misreading on my part. I do still think Sullivan is being needlessly alarmist about the unrest. And Ashford's other example, along with a couple others I've seen, aren't really open to interpretation.