Rob Finnerty didn’t mince words on his show when he blasted the Democrats’ newfound obsession with labeling America as “stolen land,” and he made it clear that ordinary Americans won’t sit quietly while their country’s founding and achievements are denigrated on the altar of woke grievance. Finnerty’s commentary comes from the newsroom that proudly wears the conservative banner and makes no apologies for standing up to the left’s historical revisionism.
The timing mattered: lawmakers in Olympia reconvened for the Washington State Legislature’s session earlier this month, and the opening rhetoric from Democrats set the tone for a year of divisive identity politics rather than common-sense governance. While the state faces real problems like affordability, public safety, and stagnant growth, too many on the left prefer theatrical gestures and victimhood narratives to fixing what’s broken for working families.
This isn’t a harmless academic debate. Major outlets and cultural elites are increasingly framing America as illegitimate — even suggesting shoplifting and social dysfunction are somehow answers to ancestral wrongs — and that dangerous spin was reflected in op-eds and think pieces that push the “stolen land” line. Conservatives should be furious that the debate is being reduced to performative guilt instead of celebrating liberty, opportunity, and the rule of law that made millions’ lives better.
Finnerty’s outrage mirrors what millions of patriotic Americans are thinking: we can honor Native Americans and their history without surrendering our national story to a narrative that erases our founders and the ideals that bind us. The right understands that acknowledging historical wrongs does not require rejecting the very principles — private property, individual liberty, and self-government — that lifted people out of poverty and created the freest, most prosperous nation in history.
If Democrats want real reconciliation, they should channel energy into policies that strengthen communities—better schools, safer streets, and economic opportunity—not symbolic claptrap that fuels resentment and demands compensation as an easy political payoff. The “land back” rhetoric and similar campaigns are not about healing; they’re about power, and conservatives must call that out plainly while offering concrete solutions that restore dignity through work, not division.
Americans who love their country should be vocal and organized in pushing back against politicians who prioritize theatrical guilt over problem-solving. Media figures like Finnerty are providing a necessary counterweight, reminding viewers that patriotism is not optional and that defending our history does not make us insensitive — it makes us defenders of a single American story that welcomes all who embrace it.
We can respect indigenous peoples and their contributions without succumbing to the left’s campaign to delegitimize the United States. The conservative case is simple and righteous: stand for the rule of law, protect private property, demand accountability from elected officials, and refuse to let smear campaigns replace policy debates. Hardworking Americans deserve leaders who will fight for them, not leaders who traffic in guilt and spectacle.
