Consider this question: when, if ever, is it appropriate for individuals to use violence in a political debate? Is it appropriate to go to a dinner at which funds are being raised for a memorial to those killed on 9-11 and start a fist fight because you don't want the memorial built? Is it okay to meet a neighbor at the supermarket and then start punching when that neighbor says she is going to work for the congressional campaign of someone you don't like? Is it acceptable to see a sign in a store window stating that The Gap will soon open in that location and to respond by smashing the window and setting the building on fire because you don't like the styles sold at that store?
Hopefully, you answered that none of that violence is acceptable. (If not, you may want to consider seeking psychiatric help for your anger issues.) Violence is the antithesis of democracy. It is not letting the majority rule, but rather letting the strongest and most lethal rule.
None of this is rocket science. It's all rather obvious. So tell me then, why is it that the mainstream media is publishing pieces justifying the unprovoked violence being used by Antifa across the country? Yesterday's riot in Berkeley is a good example. There was no violence of any sort until the Antifa thugs decided to intervene in a rather small demonstration. It wasn't a Nazi or KKK demonstration. It was just a demonstration supporting free speech. For Antifa, however, it was an affront to their creed, something that had to be destroyed and not just opposed. And when the Antifa thugs charged into the crowd, why did the police stand by and do nothing? People were beaten and the police watched.
I don't care if the thugs are right wing or left wing or even nothing more than Rotary Club members. Violence has no place in politics in this country. We all need to denounce it. We all need to denounce ALL violence.
Hopefully, you answered that none of that violence is acceptable. (If not, you may want to consider seeking psychiatric help for your anger issues.) Violence is the antithesis of democracy. It is not letting the majority rule, but rather letting the strongest and most lethal rule.
None of this is rocket science. It's all rather obvious. So tell me then, why is it that the mainstream media is publishing pieces justifying the unprovoked violence being used by Antifa across the country? Yesterday's riot in Berkeley is a good example. There was no violence of any sort until the Antifa thugs decided to intervene in a rather small demonstration. It wasn't a Nazi or KKK demonstration. It was just a demonstration supporting free speech. For Antifa, however, it was an affront to their creed, something that had to be destroyed and not just opposed. And when the Antifa thugs charged into the crowd, why did the police stand by and do nothing? People were beaten and the police watched.
I don't care if the thugs are right wing or left wing or even nothing more than Rotary Club members. Violence has no place in politics in this country. We all need to denounce it. We all need to denounce ALL violence.
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