While Republicans decry left-wing violence (despite the fact that Trump's shooter was a conservative), remember that the right supports and commits acts of violence far more often than the left - eviltoast
  • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    5 months ago

    Oh, the right-wing pundits and outspoken officials don’t really mean it. They really do want their war boys popping off and shooting at politicians. They feel obligated to call for unity and nonviolence immediately after the fact.

    And it may also be that after an incident, they notice and remember the Sword of Damocles above them, swaying in the summer breeze suspended by its single hair.

    It’s not a new phenomenon. I remember in 2008 Sarah Palin engaged in hate speech and incitement, suggesting lone wolves might deal with Democratic rivals for them. But North Carolina Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson’s some folks need killing speech is significantly more mask-off than past years, even 2016 with Trump’s comments on Second Amendment people