Inflammatory language has become the norm for the Republican Party. Whether the leaders of Congress actually mean what they say is not the point. The lack of civility is turning into negative actions by their followers.
It began with racial epithets and homophobic slurs. Democrats in Congress have received threatening letters. They have had bricks thrown through their office windows. Is this vandalism or terrorism?
Rachel Maddow dedicated her show to the issue of 'Intimidation.' WATCH:
The Republicans tried to explain the reasons for the anger before they acknowledged the inappropriateness of the actions.
Rachel Maddow has an excellent analogy of the situation. "If you set a brush fire you are responsible for where it goes and where it burns." The politicians and conservative talking heads need to be responsible and accountable for the violence that is erupting.
Via Crooks and Liars: "We get to vote every couple of years or so. Violence is for dictatorships, not democracies. Like it or not, they're not going to turn the US into Teabagistan, no matter how hard they wish it, or how nasty they get."
It began with racial epithets and homophobic slurs. Democrats in Congress have received threatening letters. They have had bricks thrown through their office windows. Is this vandalism or terrorism?
Rachel Maddow dedicated her show to the issue of 'Intimidation.' WATCH:
The Republicans tried to explain the reasons for the anger before they acknowledged the inappropriateness of the actions.
Rachel Maddow has an excellent analogy of the situation. "If you set a brush fire you are responsible for where it goes and where it burns." The politicians and conservative talking heads need to be responsible and accountable for the violence that is erupting.
Via Crooks and Liars: "We get to vote every couple of years or so. Violence is for dictatorships, not democracies. Like it or not, they're not going to turn the US into Teabagistan, no matter how hard they wish it, or how nasty they get."
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