(06-19-2017, 07:26 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: So I guess by the logic of what I'm reading here some are saying that all WWII era Germans were Hitler followers and all thought the holocaust was a great idea just as all Americans must have thought it a brilliant idea to inter Japanese Americans. Oh, and all Japanese were voted "yes" on the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Because you know one bad apple defines the whole bushel.

I agree that there are people/groups on the left who are absolutely hateful and wish harm to those who don't agree with them. We are seeing it play out. But do I believe the left as a whole feels that way? No. I know and am friends with and related to liberals who harbor no ill will toward anyone. They don't agree with what is happening at all. They are living their lives just like the rest of us. People need to get a damn grip and stop tearing each other down. No wonder this country is going to hell in a handbasket.

Agreed.  Not all those leftists out there are ingrained with enough hatred and anger to lash out violently, but it's an unfortunate fact in the world today that most of the recent incidents of violence in this country are linked to one political ideology.  It hasn't always been that way, but it's difficult to deny where this is coming from in recent years.  Meanwhile, the left constantly tells us how it's the violent rhetoric of the right that is the cause.  That's a load of bunk.

The scary thing right now is that the radical far left has used fear and intimidation tactics to advance their views, and violence when they deem it necessary (like when they need to pitch a tantrum when they lose an election).  At some point, as they continue to poke the bear, they're going to be shocked when the right has finally had enough and pokes back.  At that point, they'll naturally play the victim and tell the world "See!  We told you so!"

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