After the past few months of healthcare “debate” and the latest threats (and acts) of voilence by protesters of government, I’m just disgusted. I am amazed at how Fox news seems dismissive of violence as if some of our country’s leaders “deserve it”. But mostly, there is just a flat denial or a blame-the-victim approach to their rebuttal.
I think this country is great in that everyone has a right to free speech but threats of violence and acts of violence are illegal and those that practice this behavior should be arrested.
Our elected leaders are our elected leaders. There are lots of measurements in place to ensure that leaders constantly face the voters to stay in power. It is NOT within our Constitutional rights to threaten and intimidate, with the help of media, any leader that does not do what a certain group within our society wishes.
If these big mouthed bullies really want violence, they are likely to get it. And just like any big mouthed bully that starts a school yard fight or, say, a war – the end is not going to be a quick and painless removal of the “enemy”, it is not going to be pretty at all.
