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Originally Posted by Willravel
The talk was going strong in the early to mid 90s, though. It just went away for a bit because of the Oklahoma City bombing. It reemerged when it became clear Obama was going to be running against McCain and has skyrocketed since then.
And I'm not at all suggesting a direct causal relationship. I'm saying that there should be condemnation of both explicit and implicit calls for violence. I don't know why that's so controversial. I'm looking for a "You know, even though I don't think the calls for violence necessarily had anything to do with this specific case, it does seem like a wakeup call about that kind of speech. Maybe it's not a good idea for Sharon Angle to call for people to use their guns in the stead of free speech. Maybe it's not a good idea for Glenn Beck to describe how he would strangle Michael Moore to death on the air. Maybe it's not a good idea for Michelle Bachmann to say like half the things she's ever said. And yes, it's a stupid idea to use cross hairs to highlight congressional districts."
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Maybe it's not a good idea for left wing whack-o's to fill the streets and go bat shit crazy at every G-8 submit too.
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Originally Posted by samcol
I agree with this, its like we are turning figures of speech into literal meanings. Its just stupid.
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I'd buy that if the people saying this weren't also supporting, often encouraging people to show up at political rallies with weapons. I doubt people are showing up in the work place with a loaded HK and talking about "taking out the competition." It's really no longer a turn a phrase then, it more of a threat of violence.
I agree with Charlatan, if you're holding a sign that reads "We came unarmed this time." You should take a step back and think about the message you're sending. Who knows maybe the vast majority of people doing this type of thing are not trying to send a threatening message. Problem is the message being received is certainly threatening.