For what seems like the 1000th time, I heard just yesterday another politician shaking their fist while declaring flatly that there is simply no room in America for violence.
As far as 1/6 and the summer of BLM, there are some differences worth noting. The latter was openly egged on by democrat pols and private businesses were destroyed along with some government buildings, and people killed. The former was egged on by FBI agents in the crowd, and a refusal to use law enforcement and the NG to help keep the peace. The destruction was limited to a single government building, and no one was murdered. The Hortman murders, if I can trust what I have read, were committed by an anti-abortion radical. The anti-abortion stance is a conservative stance, but the use of violence and murder is not egged on by republican pols. Both parties have their radicals but only one party seems to be encouraging and celebrating the violence of their radicals.
I'd like to examine the public policy voting records of the politicians who claim there's no room for political violence. I'd like to see whether they authorized overseas military action. Because that sure seems like political violence to me...
I appreciate this post and read it with open ears, and observed in myself my own biases - deaf ears are blind to their biases apparently. People dig in their heels instead of actually asking themselves questions or trying to even understand what others are feeling and thinking. We don’t ask enough questions or have enough conversations. My hope is that the majority of people are like you - reasonable and not self-righteous - and that it’s simply the minority who gets the bullhorn. So thank you for using your own bullhorn responsibly.
As far as 1/6 and the summer of BLM, there are some differences worth noting. The latter was openly egged on by democrat pols and private businesses were destroyed along with some government buildings, and people killed. The former was egged on by FBI agents in the crowd, and a refusal to use law enforcement and the NG to help keep the peace. The destruction was limited to a single government building, and no one was murdered. The Hortman murders, if I can trust what I have read, were committed by an anti-abortion radical. The anti-abortion stance is a conservative stance, but the use of violence and murder is not egged on by republican pols. Both parties have their radicals but only one party seems to be encouraging and celebrating the violence of their radicals.
I'd like to examine the public policy voting records of the politicians who claim there's no room for political violence. I'd like to see whether they authorized overseas military action. Because that sure seems like political violence to me...
I appreciate this post and read it with open ears, and observed in myself my own biases - deaf ears are blind to their biases apparently. People dig in their heels instead of actually asking themselves questions or trying to even understand what others are feeling and thinking. We don’t ask enough questions or have enough conversations. My hope is that the majority of people are like you - reasonable and not self-righteous - and that it’s simply the minority who gets the bullhorn. So thank you for using your own bullhorn responsibly.