10-07-2016, 02:13 PM
Bob Butler Wrote:Similarly, Waco, Ruby Ridge and OKC reflected a right wing v government spiral. Clinton 42 changed the rules of engagement, reducing the level of force to be used by the FBI, BATF and similar federal law enforcement agencies. OKC turned everybody off on the use of force for political gains. The picture of the fireman carrying the baby's corpse is of note. That spiral too is way dormant. Rural 'militias' are still armed. They still talk the talk. The rhetoric is still there. Still, the actual violence is just about nil. You might count the ranchers that took over the wild life preserve, but law enforcement continued to use Clinton 42's slow non violent approach to containing potential violence. They didn't use tanks or burn children.
This is what I consider this as the textbook example of a failed spiral, indicating a non-social moment turning.
Quote:The hot spiral of violence is racist cops against black people.
I can’t see this as a spiral since cops have always killed black people in circumstances that would be career-ending for the cop if it had been a white person killed. What makes now different is that cell phone cameras have produced proof that makes some white people acknowledge this fact. I doubt there has been any increase in police violence against innocent black people, I’d suspect it’s the opposite.
Quote:I've been not quite expecting but waiting for Trump supporters wearing brown shirt style pseudo military uniforms marching near Trump rallies. Trump knows better, I think.
Really? This is a silly view. Brown shirts would only work for liberals, who are not likely to support Trump. Baseball caps make tons more sense because this is pretty much what real “Muricans” wear.