The vast majority of the hate is coming from the right. They are the ones being fed conspiracy stories to ratchet up the hate (via a 24/7 news network and increasingly papers bought by Murdoch and even billboards calling for civil war). Sure there is bad feelings from both sides, but one side isn't actively dialing up the hate.
I see no reason for the left to be violent now as we "won", it may be a crappy bill, but at least it is passed and can be improved in time (I agree that if Republicans try to kill the bill with a public option amendment, Democrats should vote it in). Unless crazy gas is being pumped into all the liberals homes; does the right think that instantly everyone on the left got the message to go crazy threatening legislators from their own party?
I'm also reminded the conserative who gunned people down people in that church in TN.
"The following books were found in Adkisson's home during a police search:[9]
Liberalism is a Mental Disorder by radio talk show host Michael Savage
Let Freedom Ring: Winning the War of Liberty over Liberalism by talk show host Sean Hannity
The O'Reilly Factor: The Good, the Bad, and the Completely Ridiculous in American Life by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly
In his manifesto, Adkisson also included the Democratic members of the House and Senate,[11] and the 100 People Who Are Screwing Up America [11] of Bernard Goldberg in his list of wished-for targets." [Wikipedia]
See also abortion clinic bombings and death threats against doctors. Birthers. Sarah Palin.
Wow I just heard about this shit, police and soldiers recruited by a group called the Oath Keepers to abandon their oath to obey the President and the chain of command. Where were the Oath Keepers when Bush was executing illegal orders and war crimes?
Another summary of violence on the right and a good explanation on why they are wrong, i.e. the elites on the right are actively spurring them to hurt their own interests in the name of returning to power.
[Note an error here, the hanged Census worker was ruled an suicide for insurance scheme last I heard. There are also some dead links, apologies. I will try and follow these up for accuracy.]
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