Most Americans Feel Rhetoric, Tucson Shooting Unrelated

Only the naive believe in the connection.

Even the politicians espousing this lie don't believe it. It's a ploy, in that they hope to gain more control over the nation with more stringent measures, and hope to gain an even tighter political correctness grip.

Then all those who do not comply can be pointed out. You know, use your patriot iphone app and report them to the feds. Sort of like on "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" where those not yet converted were singled out with pointing and hissing.

It's the same principle employed by naziism.

 

I do not like the harsh rhetoric that both sides use. I do think it contributes to an attitude of anger that only builds and may contribute to tipping the unstable. That is nothing new, it is just more obvious in the internet generation.

However, I do understand the frustration of those who support Gov Palin.

Take this, which I heard on Irish radio this morning.

'...and then we have Sarah Palin, who, figuratively I suppose, told her supporters to shoot her opponents...'

No, I don't have a link. It was on the Pat Kenny Show on RTE1. If you want to hear it you can go to their website and stream the show.

Pat Kenny, himself a liberal, corrected the statement and pointed out that in the coming parliamentary election politicians all talk about targeting a certain candidate for defeat.

 

Again - this goes both ways. I am not going to bother with a list, but the right has their own hate words for the left as well. How many hate words do we see right on this forum to describe the president.

I see not even an 'olive branch' is acceptable on this topic so I will again withdraw.