tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post2189132977387703902..comments2024-03-18T16:42:05.148-05:00Comments on WataugaWatch: The Rhetoric of ViolenceJ.W. Williamsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17694324792688711136noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-50099795889289531542011-01-15T02:01:04.432-05:002011-01-15T02:01:04.432-05:00Hmmm. I think I hit a nerve...Hmmm. I think I hit a nerve...bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-65581695736568498392011-01-13T17:09:10.528-05:002011-01-13T17:09:10.528-05:00Bettywhite,
I don't play that game, as it is ...Bettywhite,<br /><br />I don't play that game, as it is endless, tireless, and it is a debate trap. I give an example. You say "is that all you could think of?". Then I give another example and the cycle repeats itself. If you want research done, please feel free to do it for yourself. I don't work for you.Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-17054014576438796282011-01-13T14:28:51.940-05:002011-01-13T14:28:51.940-05:00Mike, I must have missed those "bloody social...Mike, I must have missed those "bloody socialist revolutions" here in America. And Che is the only example you could think of? How bout someone in this country, in this decade??bettywhitenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-9884521914447123002011-01-10T19:28:15.659-05:002011-01-10T19:28:15.659-05:00olevet69 - "Hold fast to dreams, for if dream...olevet69 - "Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly." Langston Hughes.<br />It's people such as yourself who give me hope.Brushfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-28423425011484988742011-01-10T15:28:44.994-05:002011-01-10T15:28:44.994-05:00Practically -
that RIP comment is reserved for yo...Practically -<br /><br />that RIP comment is reserved for you...you write like you have given up! I struggle not only for me, but for all.sloopdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266564252722897264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-63768162684716443732011-01-10T14:59:27.135-05:002011-01-10T14:59:27.135-05:00REst in peace, Oldvet.REst in peace, Oldvet.practically speakingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-51406721094874044612011-01-10T14:30:29.038-05:002011-01-10T14:30:29.038-05:00My comments are meant to awaken those who want pea...My comments are meant to awaken those who want peace and progress without bloodshed, without empty rhetoric, and with the hope that all the world can share the same desires. It is my opinion, that the power and money residing in the hands of 2% of the world, makes that ideal some quixotic at best, but without that dream, I die.sloopdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266564252722897264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-45822756703462304722011-01-10T13:22:43.686-05:002011-01-10T13:22:43.686-05:00Olevet,
"We on the left share in this."...Olevet,<br /><br />"We on the left share in this."<br /><br />I must admit, reading the first line of your post greatly encouraged me that an awakening had begun. Sadly, every line after your initial, thoughtful statement was simply a tirade about how it's the other guys' fault.<br /><br />Speaking as a person who had his Constitutional Rights trampled and his life threatened by leftist protesters, I have experienced, first hand, the violent inclinations of the radical left. Add to that calls for violence from La Raza, the head of a New Jersey teachers union, Joseph Coppola, praying for Governor Christie's death, and a host of bloody Socialist revolutions, and it becomes very clear that, in fact, you on the devout left <b>do</b> share in this.<br /><br />When this stops is not when we can identify violent tendencies in the actions of our <b>opponents</b>, but when we can identify it in the actions of our <b>supporters</b>.<br /><br />There is plenty of blame to go around, and the Tea Party rhetoric certainly deserves some of that blame.<br /><br />But so does the rhetoric of your side. And of mine, for that matter (though I'm never quite sure which side is my side).Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-35017917146372133432011-01-10T10:57:47.098-05:002011-01-10T10:57:47.098-05:00We on the left share in this. We have allowed the...We on the left share in this. We have allowed the loons on the right to inflame their fringe. The right embraced the rhetoric, which spawned the tea baggers and partiers. Buoyed by our lack of response or "message", the loons refined their message, found backing in big money, and went to work. Their cultivation by Palin and Fox network has brought us to this moment. The larger context of this will be less contact with our representatives, the insulation of our political process, and no public meetings without some sort of screening. The right has been excruciatingly successful in dumbing down America. You should be proud.sloopdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12266564252722897264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-37342540694743631352011-01-10T09:55:21.516-05:002011-01-10T09:55:21.516-05:00Let's go with something a little better-inform...Let's go with something a little better-informed than ONE classmate who thought Loughner was a liberal. From the AP background story:<br /><br />>Comments from friends and former classmates bolstered by Loughner's own Internet postings have painted a picture of a social outcast with almost indecipherable beliefs steeped in mistrust and paranoia. <br /><br />While it may be tempting for one end of the political spectrum or the other to consider anyone with "indecipherable beliefs" to belong to the OTHER end, the only thing we can really say is this guy has a severe mental illness and apparently no one close to him got him into treatment. And that's a tragedy.Independent Momnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-38623255219992844892011-01-10T09:31:22.226-05:002011-01-10T09:31:22.226-05:00Famous Quotes....."They bring a knife...We br...Famous Quotes....."They bring a knife...We bring a gun", "Get in their Faces", "I don't want to quell anger. I think people are right to be angry! I'm angry", "Hit back twice as hard", "We talk to these folks...So I know whose ass to kick!", " Hand to hand combat", "Punish your enemies.", and "I am itching for a fight!"<br /><br /><br />Which Sarah Palin Tea Partier Hate filled racists spoke these words?<br /><br /><br /><br />Right President Obama!oatznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-31341820602598426282011-01-10T09:03:24.258-05:002011-01-10T09:03:24.258-05:00So Mike, other than a tweet from a putative aquain...So Mike, other than a tweet from a putative aquaintance, what in Jared's background qualifies him as a liberal? <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/liberal" rel="nofollow">My dictionary defines liberal</a> as open-minded, tolerant, generous, favoring progressive politics and governmental protection of civil liberties. Don't you think that definition automatically disqualifies anyone who uses semiautomatic weapons to slaughter a bunch of people.<br />Have you ever listened to or read writings by Glen Beck, Rush Limbaugh or Ann Coulter? These are the "heroes" of the Tea Party movement. And they unceasingly strive to foment hatred, anger, and disunity. <br />I don't blame the people who call themselves Tea Partiers for this horrible shooting. I do blame them for supporting horrible, stupid, and vicious spokesmen.Brushfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-82674108052345858322011-01-09T21:01:28.504-05:002011-01-09T21:01:28.504-05:00Beth,
Or this one!
Rofl.Beth,<br /><br />Or <a href="http://blogs.phoenixnewtimes.com/valleyfever/2011/01/jared_loughner_alleged_shooter.php" rel="nofollow">this one!</a><br /><br />Rofl.Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-44984636176826755922011-01-09T20:51:22.410-05:002011-01-09T20:51:22.410-05:00Beth,
Che Guevara?Beth,<br /><br />Che Guevara?Mike D.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-24416295636896357482011-01-09T20:14:34.897-05:002011-01-09T20:14:34.897-05:00Can we consider the Tree of Liberty watered alread...Can we consider the Tree of Liberty watered already?Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-61556564563281334022011-01-09T18:38:20.248-05:002011-01-09T18:38:20.248-05:00Can anyone name a far-left liberal who has opened ...Can anyone name a far-left liberal who has opened fire on people for political reasons? I'm sure there must be an example, but I can't think of one.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636983707723753813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-47430544821963074252011-01-09T15:28:57.623-05:002011-01-09T15:28:57.623-05:00I believe Digby says it best:
"There are cer...I believe Digby says it best:<br /><br />"There are certainly left wing people who spew incendiary and violent rhetoric. But they are few and far between compared to the drumbeat of hatred and consequential acts of violence we've seen over the past two years and none who make the kind of profit at it that the right wing noise machine does. There is no comparison, it's ridiculous to frame it that way. And it ends up distorting the truth, which is that we have a violent right wing political movement developing in this country with the help and acquiescence of a major political party which refuses to police its own.<br /><br />This is the kind of thing Democratic office holders have been facing at every public meeting since Barack Obama was elected."Annenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-43463369335464706792011-01-09T13:58:26.834-05:002011-01-09T13:58:26.834-05:00Anonymous - The whole general tenor of the right-w...Anonymous - The whole general tenor of the right-wing tribe is slanted toward violence, selfishness, and greed, cloaked in self-righteous piety. (Sorry Mike, it's true). They motivate the base with smear and fear tactics and sometimes they motivate the base just a little too far. I think of all the right-wing terrorists starting with the abortion clinic bombers, the Federal Building bombers, the man who shot up the Unitarian church in Tennessee, and many many more. I suspect that people who support peace, equality, working together for the general welfare,sharing with the weak and less fortunate, and gun control, tend not to use violence as tactics. Just sayin....Brushfirenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6194583.post-34665364512265848262011-01-09T12:46:55.053-05:002011-01-09T12:46:55.053-05:00Strange that your research didn't find any exc...Strange that your research didn't find any excesses in rhetoric from Democrats...<br /><br />One of the first things that popped up when I looked was this quote from the Oct Scranton newspaper quoting Democratic Congressman Paul Kanjorski.<br /><br />I give you credit though Jerry, you don't pretend to be objective!<br /><br />Paul Kanjorski on Fla Gov Rep Candidate...<br /><br />"That Scott down there that's running for governor of Florida," Mr. Kanjorski said. "Instead of running for governor of Florida, they ought to have him and shoot him. Put him against the wall and shoot him. He stole billions of dollars from the United States government and he's running for governor of Florida. He's a millionaire and a billionaire. He's no hero. He's a damn crook. It's just we don't prosecute big crooks."<br /><br />Read more: http://thetimes-tribune.com/opinion/editorials-columns/roderick-random/kanjorski-ponders-nuts-bolts-from-blue-1.1052739#ixzz1AYlTwLmQanonymous posternoreply@blogger.com