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Just read Paul Krugman's column for today and he makes pretty much the same point I was trying to.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/1…
Where’s that toxic rhetoric coming from? Let’s not make a false pretense of balance: it’s coming, overwhelmingly, from the right. It’s hard to imagine a Democratic member of Congress urging constituents to be “armed and dangerous” without being ostracized; but Representative Michele Bachmann, who did just that, is a rising star in the G.O.P.
And there’s a huge contrast in the media. Listen to Rachel Maddow or Keith Olbermann, and you’ll hear a lot of caustic remarks and mockery aimed at Republicans. But you won’t hear jokes about shooting government officials or beheading a journalist at The Washington Post. Listen to Glenn Beck or Bill O’Reilly, and you will.
Of course, the likes of Mr. Beck and Mr. O’Reilly are responding to popular demand. Citizens of other democracies may marvel at the American psyche, at the way efforts by mildly liberal presidents to expand health coverage are met with cries of tyranny and talk of armed resistance. Still, that’s what happens whenever a Democrat occupies the White House, and there’s a market for anyone willing to stoke that anger.
But even if hate is what many want to hear, that doesn’t excuse those who pander to that desire. They should be shunned by all decent people.
- And really, that's all there is to it. It's not a complex issue.********
- Also, the vast majority of assassinations in this country are not perpetrated by the left on conservative figures.luckyorphan
- So when those on the right use weaponry in their communication, it comes with added baggage...and threat.luckyorphan
- your blaming agaisn. if u blame those then u have to blame the ones that created those. logically at least********
- if peopel are up in arms at healthcare why should a man force them into it?********
- id say declaring tryanny is factful in such a case. would u not?********
- And really, that's all there is to it. It's not a complex issue.