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In reply to the discussion: How the liberal left loses the argument. Ceding criticism of Islam to the Right. [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)We're talking, quite specifically, about the act of shooting people for saying and drawing things that the shooters don't like.
"Look over there" doesn't cut it. "The list goes on and on" is not the issue, either.
We've got some warped loonies who picked up guns and shot a bunch of people. They were so motivated that they went and got training and funding to do this. That's not a simple expression of disapproval about speech--that's warped, twisted, "not normal" conduct. It's a lot stronger an expression of disapproval than, say, a strongly worded letter.
And I'm calling out the people who actually DID it, not saying "Look over there, at this other, unrelated person who might have done this OTHER bad thing..." When you pull out the broad brush and start waving that stink around, some of it will get on you.