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digitaldiscipline
digitaldisciplineFirst off, I agree with everything this fellow has laid out, calmly and dispassionately: http://bart-calendar.livejournal.com/1996246.html [h/t ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
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Slate's analysis, which was quite well-handled: http://www.slate.com/id/2280616/ [h/tanarcha_crisis]
Right wing ducking blame and making itse look guilty: http://my.firedoglake.com/phoenix/2011/01/09/protesting-too-much-right-wing-attacks-on-sheriff-dupnik-are-tacit-confession-on-their-part/ [h/t friend-without-an-LJ]
Salon's take on TP rhetoric: http://www.salon.com/news/gabrielle_giffords/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/01/10/revolutionary_rhetoric
I'll just quotekambriel, who quotes the Pima County Sheriff, who says probably the smartest stuff about this whole clusterfuck:
Regarding the murderous tragedy in Tucson, Arizona today, I think Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has thus far had one of the most coherent and thoughtful responses:
"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government; the anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous."
"It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. And that's the sad thing of what's going on in America. Pretty soon, we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people who are willing to subject themselves to serve in public office."
"Let me just say one thing, because people tend to poo-poo this business about all the vitriol that we hear inflaming the American public by people who make a living off of doing that. That may be free speech. But it's not without consequences."
Indeed. Patriotism and idealism have nothing to do with bullying, bigotry, racism, or inciting violence.
nex0s]Slate's analysis, which was quite well-handled: http://www.slate.com/id/2280616/ [h/t
anarcha_crisis]Right wing ducking blame and making itse look guilty: http://my.firedoglake.com/phoenix/2011/01/09/protesting-too-much-right-wing-attacks-on-sheriff-dupnik-are-tacit-confession-on-their-part/ [h/t friend-without-an-LJ]
Salon's take on TP rhetoric: http://www.salon.com/news/gabrielle_giffords/index.html?story=/politics/war_room/2011/01/10/revolutionary_rhetoric
I'll just quote
kambriel, who quotes the Pima County Sheriff, who says probably the smartest stuff about this whole clusterfuck:Regarding the murderous tragedy in Tucson, Arizona today, I think Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik has thus far had one of the most coherent and thoughtful responses:
"When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government; the anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous."
"It's not unusual for all public officials to get threats constantly, myself included. And that's the sad thing of what's going on in America. Pretty soon, we're not going to be able to find reasonable, decent people who are willing to subject themselves to serve in public office."
"Let me just say one thing, because people tend to poo-poo this business about all the vitriol that we hear inflaming the American public by people who make a living off of doing that. That may be free speech. But it's not without consequences."
Indeed. Patriotism and idealism have nothing to do with bullying, bigotry, racism, or inciting violence.
