(06-03-2017, 01:18 AM)Galen Wrote:(06-02-2017, 09:47 PM)pbrower2a Wrote:(05-26-2017, 03:09 PM)Galen Wrote:(05-26-2017, 12:07 PM)Eric the Green Wrote: Apparently less than half of the apparent 700,000 registered voters voted, and most of them voted early. So this result was due to many Montana citizens not voting in a special election. Their only recourse now, if they want to have someone other than a thug represent them, is to recall him, if they can. Polls also show that they still approve of the thug in the White House who inspired Gianforte's behavior. This also needs to change, if Montana is to join the civilized world again.
Given the current reputation of the mainstream media beating up that reporter was probably helped him get elected. Newspapers have been on life support for some time and these days only the geezers watch TV news.
One step beyond beating reporters is murdering them.
Pointing out that people are having problems with the mainstream media doesn't indicate that I necessarily approve. It does show that the media and the political elites are out of step with much of the population. Should this continue then it does seem likely that worse will happen to them. Just because people are reacting as I expect doesn't mean I approve of it.
Genuine freedom requires the suppression of certain bad behaviors, including aggressive violence, fraud, and personal abuse. A disagreement on political values is not an excuse for even throwing a punch, let alone shooting someone or consigning one to imprisonment .
Quote:There is a solution to this problem but I very much doubt that the political class will be in favor of it. I am pretty sure that you and Eric will not be.
Considering how unpopular Donald Trump has become in Michigan, I can see some potential for a secessionist cause in 2019 or so should the Trump administration become an authoritarian regime. Of course Michigan might not be all that desirable as a province of Canada, as we have too much crime and too many guns.
The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated Communist but instead the people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists -- Hannah Arendt.