The Maelstrom of Violence

[Kinser79]

(08-13-2017, 05:29 PM)Warren Dew Wrote:

(08-12-2017, 01:21 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote:

(08-12-2017, 08:42 AM)gabrielle Wrote: Protesters clash in Virginia city on eve of white nationalist rally

The timing of the alt-right violence seems a bit strange to me.  All it takes is a few dozen to hit national headlines, yet it has been erratic rather than continuous.

That's because while the alt right is large, very few of them are extremists such as the ones who conducted this rally.  And even then, violence requires a counterprotest.  Basically, these white nationalists are even more of a fringe group than Occupy Wall Street or the Black Lives Matter militants were.

However, Kinser correctly notes that the tremendously overinflated news coverage they get works to their advantage.  The publicity is a great recruiting tool for them.

I don't know if I should consider it a compliment that you agreed while completely missing the point.  My point was by yelling Nazi at everyone who is slightly to the right of center, those on the right have nothing to lose by going full Nazi.  The tactic that what passes for a Left is using is not one of rational discourse, rather, it is one of shutting down all discourse, especially with those most likely to desire discourse.

I've made an observation about societies in my time on this planet:  Those societies which discuss politics in a civil and rational way may have shouting matches at worst; those societies where discussing politics in a civil and rational way is impossible inevitably result in people shooting each other over politics.