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In reply to the discussion: I'm just now coming around to this. [View all]bigtree
(94,690 posts)4. I went looking for that and found that it's becoming a back and forth thing
...with every perp talking about vengence as if they were doing something other than just putting themselves and others at risk with their own behavior.
I'm well aware of the balance of reciepts, but it's not about that right now. We look to be on the verge of a wave of retaliatory violence spurred on by recrimination and political grievance, whatever the source of their anger or paranoia.
This requires even handed leadership focused on the violence and not the excuses perps are using. We can start with our own people, and challenge republicans to do the same.
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You made a post with a quote from Kelly about "Not Pointing Fingers" at the perps.
Irish_Dem
Sep 2025
#43
Have you noticed? Does not matter where, but we can't talk about angry white males,
niyad
Sep 2025
#31
no question that EXTREMIST violence has shifted far to the right over the last 40 years
bigtree
Sep 2025
#47
More than anything, to me, it is a Relief to my mind, that it was not one of us.
Nictuku
Sep 2025
#3
To write it off as "just evil" makes it sound like Satan made him do it, and that the answer
Gaugamela
Sep 2025
#11
With respect to Kelly and Gifford and their experience, this is not the way. You can't solve a problem you can't or
Iris
Sep 2025
#22
should we name the motives of folks who are perpetrating violence who aren't maga
bigtree
Sep 2025
#26