Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Huffington Post writer Jesse Benn says violence against Trump and supporters is okay - Since the Left has long believed that violence and lying is justified, why believe an article like this? --tma






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The rise of Donald Trump has exposed the frightening underbelly of America’s foulest tendencies. {snip}
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Trump has not just flagrantly violated the typical boundaries of political discourse, his candidacy is linked to multiple instances of violence. [When did this happen?]  It shouldn’t be a surprise that opposition to him has responded in kind. Yet, a lot of people seem shocked and appalled at this perfectly logical reaction. In the face of media, politicians, and GOP primary voters normalizing Trump as a presidential candidate—whatever your personal beliefs regarding violent resistance—there’s an inherent value in forestalling Trump’s normalization. Violent resistance accomplishes this. In spite of this, such resistance is apparently more offensive and unacceptable to societal norms and liberal sensibilities than the nastiness being resisted in the first place. ...
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