Even the best of us harbour unworthy thoughts on occasion. It is perhaps why the assassination attempts on Donald Trump prompt some to wish, however fleetingly, that it had succeeded. That felt like a natural reaction. The loathsome, narcissistic and erratic president has damaged his country and the world. He has enabled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in what many regard as the Gaza genocide. He has launched attacks on Iran, widely condemned as illegal, killing many innocent citizens, all the while fostering bigotry. Yet, one must banish any notion that political violence is a solution. The case against assassination in a democracy is absolute: killing a democratically elected leader tears at the very fabric of the state. Assassination provides a crown of martyrdom to the movement you despise, radicalising it further. By proclaiming violence an acceptable tool for change, you invite that same violence to be used against you.…