10-27-2018, 02:33 AM
(10-26-2018, 06:37 PM)pbrower2a Wrote: It looks as if the Feds got the creep who mailed bombs with the return address of Representative "Debbie Wasserman Shultz (sic!)", and he was definitely some left-winger trying to blame the Right. He had been at Trump rallies, attired as one would expect.
No, President Trump is not culpable of this directly, but he has yet to recognize that hostile rhetoric can push people on the margin to do extreme violence.
Actually, Trump has made it pretty clear that he is against this kind of political violence. There are a number of problems that I have with Trump but whatever you might say about his rhetoric he is most definitely not calling for violence.
Interesting that you say this guy is a left-wing guy trying to blame the right. I haven't been able to find any reliable information one way or another on this so I am curious as to your source. It wouldn't surprise me if this were true but I have no evidence to support such a conclusion. The guy that shot up those House Republicans was a Bernie supporter but so far republicans don't seem to blame Bernie for that even though they dislike his rhetoric. The republicans simply blaming the perpetrator is consistent with their views on people being responsible for their own actions.
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If one rejects laissez faire on account of man's fallibility and moral weakness, one must for the same reason also reject every kind of government action. -- Ludwig von Mises