I don't believe this is true. I think that had President Bush been killed, the nation's liberals would not have cheered. I don't think people are so petty. He's still a person.
I never called Bush any of those things, however Bush was being compared because of his actions, while Obama is accused because of his name and ethnicity. There is a huge difference.
But maybe the point you're missing is that even if ebrown didn't, those individuals think their violent acts have some sort of advantage.
So.. I suppose you have broken the law hawkeye. That speeding ticket perhaps?
I think ebrown has it correct. Breaking the law doesn't disqualify someone from being nice nor does it mean you should avoid them at all times.
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So.. I suppose you have broken the law hawkeye. That speeding ticket perhaps?
I think ebrown has it correct. Breaking the law doesn't disqualify someone from being nice
nor does it mean you should avoid them at all times.
I couldn't agree more, but it does mean that the person should
be held accountable for breaking the law.
Had Bush been assassinated, you would have placed some responsibility on people who attacked him or criticized him with extreme rhetoric, and yet never once to did I see you, in this forum, condemn those spewing hate for Bush and conservatives or warning of the possible consequences of such rhetoric.
Why is that?
You didn't attend any of the Tea Parties, and yet you claim to have a certain understanding of what transpired at all of them. What were the sources of your information?
How were a few fringe cretins able to give the impression that their message was what the Tea Parties were all about? An obliging media that wished to portray the Tea Parties as gatherings of extreme hate mongers focused their coverage on them and a certain percentage of the audience was all too willing to believe it.
You found the use of the name Tea Parties offensive? Give me a break. Attendees at these Tea Parties weren't claiming they didn't have a vote or that the 2008 election was stolen. Once again you are projecting what you want to believe in order to sustain your low opinion of conservatives.
Anarchists regularly take center stage at otherwise peaceful protests conducted at every G-8 summit. Do you believe the organizers of these protests are intentionally giving the anarchists a platform?
Quote:I don't believe this is true. I think that had President Bush been killed, the nation's liberals would not have cheered. I don't think people are so petty. He's still a person.
Reread what I wrote. I don't believe people who criticized Bush were hoping he would be killed nor would have been pleased if her were. Furthermore, unlike you, I would not have blamed them for causing an assassination.
Quote:I never called Bush any of those things, however Bush was being compared because of his actions, while Obama is accused because of his name and ethnicity. There is a huge difference.
Why is there a huge difference if the claims that Bush was like Hitler and bloody-handed tyrant are as outrageous as the claims that Obama is a terrorist or an Islamist agent? The nuts who believe the outrageous charges against Obama don't do so simply on the basis of his name and ethnicity. They are able to cite numerous actions that, for them at least, prove the charges.
There is only a huge difference if you think the charges against one are utterly absurd, and those against the other are understandable if not accurate.
Quote:But maybe the point you're missing is that even if ebrown didn't, those individuals think their violent acts have some sort of advantage.
Obviously the madmen and criminals who actually engage in acts of violence believe they serve a legitimate purpose and provide a political advantage, but they, after all, are madmen and criminals. Ebrown is neither, and yet he believes there is a way to use these incidents to the advantage of the political causes he supports.
There is no point in trying to identify Republican politicians who are "working with" the Democrats. The issue is irrelevant.
1) I'm sure it's about the same number of Democrats who "worked with" Bush and the Republicans
2) It is not the duty of the opposition party to "work with" the party in power
3) The party in power rarely gives the opposition party an actual opportunity to work with them on anything that their majority bloc can push through
And most importantly
4) Not "working with" the party in power isn't even remotely a cause of the violent incidents of which this thread is about.
Radical right-wing extremism is an issue whether the GOP wants to deal with the embarrassment
from the association or not. In fact, not dealing with it makes them seem like they condone it
or they are cowards.
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I'm not sure how to respond here. This is like asking me when did I stop beating my wife.
Watched a lot of footage from tea parties. Read lots of organizational material online about them. did my research on who was promoting them and what the message was. Don't imply my understanding was shallow. I did my homework.
“The English imposed a tea tax that the colonists didn’t vote for... We didn’t vote for a bank bailout or the Stimulus Package and we don’t want to pay for the taxes or inflation that’s going to pay for them. The people here don’t feel like the government is listening to them.”
Shouting “No Human is Illegal” about fifty youths carrying pro immigrant signs marched around the Park to the stage where the crowd began shouting “USA, USA, USA” at them. A dozen police in riot gear quickly lined up either protecting them or separating them from the tea partiers. These members of Students for Justice at SJSU and DeAnza College, the San Jose Peace Center, and San Jose CopWatch said they came because they heard the Minute Men were there.
Adrian Ramirez, a Mexican immigrant and graphic designer, said, “I came to protest the Minute Men who are hiding behind a tax protest. Them being here makes this anti-immigrant, so we’re protesting that, which we have a right to do.”
I don't know that conservatives are denying that right wing extremism exists, and much as
1) Protesting the fact that the DHS seems to casting a very wide net with their definition of right wing extremism
2) Rejecting the idea that the expression of their opinions on subjects like abortion and illegal immigration is responsible for the acts of violence addressed in this thread.
I appreciate your attempt to categorize "left-wing terrorism" in benign terms, but you should read up on the eco-terrorist groups. While they have not killed anyone yet, they have caused hundreds of millions of dollars in property damage through arson.
There is a reason there are greater punishments for armed robbery even if no one is hurt. Commit enough acts of arson and sooner or later someone will get killed.
And if non-violent crime pales in comparison to violence, why are so many delighted with Bernie Madoff's 150 year sentence and hoping he will rot in prison?
In any case, this shouldn't be a contest of whose extremists are the most dangerous. They are all criminals and their criminal actions should be condemned by all.
If the GOP seems defensive it is because they believe the connection between conservative positions and rhetoric and the violence of madmen and criminals is unfair.
I don't know any member of the GOP or any responsible conservative who has not and does not condemn acts of political violence and mayhem. They are just not prepared to accept that by promoting their positions they are causing them and that they should, as a result, get on board with the positions of the Democrats and liberals.
Is the term "right wing extremism" an oxymoron ?
Can u be TOO unwilling to deviate from what is accurate ??
In other words, can u be too unwilling to twist
a contract into meaning something different than its original intendment
if one of the parties demands that u take a soft-hearted approach
for his benefit ?
If u accuse a man of being a "right wing extremist"
is that like complaining that a surgeon 's hands r too clean on-the-job
or
complaining that an accountant is too accurate in his calculations ?
This murderer (or any other) isn't defending the constitution by any rational justification.
To pretend this act is in anyway some noble defense of our constitution is absurd.
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This murderer (or any other) isn't defending the constitution by any rational justification.
To pretend this act is in anyway some noble defense of our constitution is absurd.
I did not do that; if u think I did, that is an illusion.
My remarks were directed at the nature of conservatism,
or orthodox non-deviance.
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This murderer (or any other) isn't defending the constitution by any rational justification.
To pretend this act is in anyway some noble defense of our constitution is absurd.
I did not do that; if u think I did, that is an illusion.
My remarks were directed at the nature of conservatism,
or orthodox non-deviance.
The point reamins: Right-wing extremism exists, and while you may believe that non-deviance
makes a person not extreme, you'd be wrong in many cases.
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