Originally Posted by filtherton

I agree with the article too, charlie.

It is telling that the political forces which usually are the first to indefensibly politicize (see 9/11, taxes, death panels, gay marriage, the use of "holiday" instead of christmas, etc) are now suddenly calling for restraint. I'm sure if there were a way to politicize this in a way that would motivate certain voting blocs, they'd be all for it.

I don't care why the shooter did it. However, I also don't think it makes sense to view this assassination attempt outside the context of the society in which it occurred. One would expect certain elements on the right to celebrate this type of thing, given their gung-ho rhetoric about 2nd amendment solutions and tyranny and all that. The second amendment exists to ensure that patriots can protect themselves against government tyranny. This congresswoman participated in government tyranny. It all fits. It isn't out of the ordinary to expect shooters like this to come from the right, because extreme actions like this fit within the framework that certain elements on the right have created for themselves.

The fact that this type of thing doesn't happen more is only proof that this type of "patriot, blah blah, tyranny, blah blah" is usually nothing more than the self-soothing rantings of folks who feel impotent because they think society is leaving them behind.