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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHate breed Hate. I don't care if a shooter comes from the Left or from the Right
All of them threaten my way of life, and my life itself. I don't care if I can in any way relate to the source of their anger or not. No society is immune to the growth of organized death squads, from multiple viewpoints, if political violence ever spirals out of control.
I hope for the full rapid recovery of all who were shot, and the immediate apprehension and full prosecution of anyone who was party to this act of violence. I know the latest shooter is in custody. I hope he was alone in this.
beachbum bob
(10,437 posts)America break out into open conflict...we can't allow that to happen
Tom Rinaldo
(22,913 posts)We have long assumed that lots of things couldn't happen in America - but they always have - just not always on a scale that most people are forced to notice. It can all fall to pieces if we fail to hold it together
loyalsister
(13,390 posts)There are people who have violent inclinations who care about the well being of many people. The talk about wanting to see 45 supporters suffer, talk of civil war, and other violent rhetoric has been vociferous and disturbing to me. I'm sad but not shocked and I hope cooler heads will prevail.
ooky
(8,929 posts)When a particular political party has this kind of agenda for its people then it would be naive to pretend that this can't happen. These politicians are enacting legislation that will make millions of lives miserable and they are doing it to enrich themselves and their wealthy campaign contributors who bought their votes. I'm honestly surprised it hadn't happened sooner and I doubt it will be the last time some crazy goes after them in a violent way. There's going to be a giant population of people who don't like them.
If we don't want to live this way we have to find a way to change our political system from this corrupt one we have now.
FSogol
(45,529 posts)Captain_New_York
(161 posts)This could be an result when you take away peoples trust in institutions and the belief that elections are fair
nolabear
(41,991 posts)My GOD. We pride ourselves in being a country that seeks to govern by votes and not bullets. If you become them you validate them,and you validate every suspicion they have about us.
We need to be America right now, no matter what anyone else does. If we were smart we would stand up with loud condemnation of this heinous act and let the horrors of lack of gun control speak for themselves.
We are better than this.