Wild West Politics?

Pico and ME · 01-08-2011, 11:44 PM

The fact that you aren't seeing it and actually fighting it so hard is pretty sickening, SM. In fact its really scary. AND you are actually poo-pooing violent right-wing rhetoric as simply par for the course. I think it got really out hand these last two elections.

xoxoxoBruce · 01-09-2011, 12:03 AM

It's kind of early to determine if the shooter's motives were political or not.
But that doesn't keep me from thinking Palin's rhetoric is wrong.

One thing I do know, Lamplighters saying it could have been a simple robbery gone wrong, is the best laugh I've had in a week.

Lamplighter · 01-09-2011, 12:14 AM

Enjoy

Griff · 01-09-2011, 06:09 AM

I was thinking about what a left wing proxy for the map would be. It is imperfect but the omnipresent Che t-shirt carries the same implied message of violence if things don't go "our" way. I haven't seen leadership wear the things though. I don't think we should limit speech and one positive of that is the Democrats can now beat the Republicans over the head with their own stupid graphic. It remains to be seen if the Dems will "wave the bloody shirt" or try to ease the tension.

TheMercenary · 01-09-2011, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

The fact that you aren't seeing it and actually fighting it so hard is pretty sickening, SM. In fact its really scary. AND you are actually poo-pooing violent right-wing rhetoric as simply par for the course. I think it got really out hand these last two elections.

That is a ridiculous notion. As Griff rightly pointed out do we blame anarchists uprisings and violence during the G-8 meetings and around the world on his writings? Left-wing rhetoric gets a pass?

Stop blaming the politicians like Palin and Bush for everything that is screwed up in our nation and how individuals decide to act when becoming violent. Sort of like blaming the US government and our actions in the world for 9/11.

01-09-2011, 12:03 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	It's kind of early to determine if the shooter's motives were political or not. But that doesn't keep me from thinking Palin's rhetoric is wrong. One thing I do know, Lamplighters saying it could have been a simple robbery gone wrong, is the best laugh I've had in a week. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-09-2011, 06:09 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I was thinking about what a left wing proxy for the map would be. It is imperfect but the omnipresent Che t-shirt carries the same implied message of violence if things don't go "our" way. I haven't seen leadership wear the things though. I don't think we should limit speech and one positive of that is the Democrats can now beat the Republicans over the head with their own stupid graphic. It remains to be seen if the Dems will "wave the bloody shirt" or try to ease the tension. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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01-08-2011, 11:44 PM	#1
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	The fact that you aren't seeing it and actually fighting it so hard is pretty sickening, SM. In fact its really scary. AND you are actually poo-pooing violent right-wing rhetoric as simply par for the course. I think it got really out hand these last two elections.

01-09-2011, 12:14 AM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Enjoy

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