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Originally Posted by Willravel
This thread isn't about The Weathermen or their victims, it's about violence in discourse. What violent discourse is there on the left? And even if there were (Spoiler: there isn't), how would that excuse the violent rhetoric on the right? You're equivocating, and you're even failing at that.
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The Weathermen had some pretty violent discourse. Stokeley Carmicahel. Van Jones. If I wanted to spend the time I have no doubt I could find more.
Frankly, I can't get to excited about what some entertainers say. I don't even watch them. Especially since the lefties dismiss similar behavior from the left. If someone commits a violent act, it's not Rush's fault. It's not Stokeley Carmichael's fault. It's that person's fault and that person should be punished.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
Were all 500 of them convicted? I've been to enough protests to know that being detained at one means nothing. Beyond that rather obvious point we once again are seeing false equivalence. Real people have actually died in the past month, let alone the past few years, the murders of which can be traced to violent rhetoric. There were no murders at the G20.
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Some number greater than zero were arrested. I don't care whether anybody was killed. I don't believe violence that doesn't kill anyone is acceptable.
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Originally Posted by Willravel
You're comparing the threat of throwing shoes in protest with real, actual murder. To quote Yoda, "That is why you fail."
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So it's ok to assault someone if you don't kill them. Got it.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
dozzilla....i didnt really expect you to acknowledge the role of the conservative instigator in the video....I can only imagine the outrage on the right if a liberal pseudo journalist with an agenda pulled a similar cheap stunt at a Tea Party event.
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The guy asked a simple question, just as Dan Rather did or the reporters on 60 minutes with a liberal agenda do. He did not force these people to make those statements.