tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post3185773495770372547..comments2024-01-06T17:38:53.551-05:00Comments on Poli-Tea: The Coming War on Violence: Vitriol, Violence and the Politics of the Two-Party Stated.erishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09186054212519025557noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-6803100350168547772011-01-10T16:03:33.900-05:002011-01-10T16:03:33.900-05:00If you're not ready to take a bullet, you don&...If you're not ready to take a bullet, you don't belong in politics. I am not condoning what happened. It has just been my position for a long while now that the people who's agendas/policies cause wars should be the people targeted for death. Why should tens of thousands of civilians become casualties because of governmental policies they have no control over? Why waste billions Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-18583564711359103242011-01-09T17:52:39.001-05:002011-01-09T17:52:39.001-05:00Just to be clear, I don't think a causal link ...Just to be clear, I don't think a causal link can be drawn between Democrat-Republican rhetoric and the Tucson shooter's act. At least on the basis of what is currently known. But it may well be the case that the shooter's act, in its very senselessness, irrationality, and brutality, is an appropriate metaphor for the actual violence that results from the actual policies of the d.erisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016245466912407364.post-16479702281912841022011-01-09T16:28:02.290-05:002011-01-09T16:28:02.290-05:00The question of the suspect's sanity should te...The question of the suspect's sanity should temper any rhetoric about rhetoric this weekend. Until we learn more about him beyond the internet postings attributed to him, it's hard to say whether "hate" or "intolerance" or partisan rhetoric contributed to his mental state. What I've seen points at a mania against power (identified with "mind control")thatSamuel Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934870299522899944noreply@blogger.com