Will Gianforte's win encourage future acts of violence by Republican candidates?

[Dr. Arch]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

If your political views involve defending/electing a criminal who assaulted a journalist, they are indefensible.

[Badger]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Your quote Defending Your political views quote is not triggering anyone, Sanchez. It's your defending and condoning Violence by the leaders of your party, including your idol Trump first and foremost, as some justifiable counterweight to alleged widespread leftist violence. When in fact there are no democratic leaders, or even mid-level folks like congressmen, espousing- - let alone actually committing - - acts of violence against their political opponents. If you need to compare some Berkeley anarchists who are adamantly against the Democratic party for their not supporting direct violent action against the right for some Thug firebombed and office as a counterweight to the president of the United States himself explicitly advocating his followers commit acts of violence against his opponents for which he would protect them legally, then you already lost the debate.

Irrational people indeed.

[Badger]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

If your political views involve defending/electing a criminal who assaulted a journalist, they are indefensible.

FFS, I never defended Gianforte's action, you stoodge. Ask Apathetic Austrian.

Yeah, but you can donate. Don't deny you'd vote for him in a heartbeat now anyway. And I don't mean vote for question stead, I mean you'd actually still a formatively support him in The Ballot Box.

And yes, every time your response to this whole incident is parroting on about how Democrats are somehow just as bad Republicans are merely fighting back against violet leftists, yes Sanchez, you are defending him.

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Then why won't the left dissown those among their ranks who want to bring back segregation?  Why don't they unequivocally condemn their extremists who want to shut down debate?  You see conservative criticizing Trump all the time.

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This is one guy.  And he might have lost if not for early voting.

I don't like Trump, and I say it in front of his supporters and they leave me alone.

[Badger]

Then why won't the left dissown those among their ranks who want to bring back segregation?  Why don't they unequivocally condemn their extremists who want to shut down debate?  You see conservative criticizing Trump all the time.

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This is one guy.  And he might have lost if not for early voting.

I don't like Trump, and I say it in front of his supporters and they leave me alone.

What the frick are you talking about in terms of rhe institutionalism segregation? Seriously, I have no idea what you're talking about. Secondly, there is a huge huge difference between exercising lens Free Speech rights to shout a political opponent down and attacking them physically. And yes there is significant debate among the left, as you should see on this forum, about the propriety of we're free speech is more served by allowing heckling or to the point where it literally shouts down another speaker. But we're not talking about heckling, we're talking about violence. Now show me one significant Democratic leader, hell, show me more than a minor neighborhood Warden leader or state representative, who is advocated or committed violence against their ideological opponents

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Then why won't the left dissown those among their ranks who want to bring back segregation?  Why don't they unequivocally condemn their extremists who want to shut down debate?  You see conservative criticizing Trump all the time.

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This is one guy.  And he might have lost if not for early voting.

I don't like Trump, and I say it in front of his supporters and they leave me alone.

What the frick are you talking about in terms of rhe institutionalism segregation? Seriously, I have no idea what you're talking about. Secondly, there is a huge huge difference between exercising lens Free Speech rights to shout a political opponent down and attacking them physically. And yes there is significant debate among the left, as you should see on this forum, about the propriety of we're free speech is more served by allowing heckling or to the point where it literally shouts down another speaker. But we're not talking about heckling, we're talking about violence. Now show me one significant Democratic leader, hell, show me more than a minor neighborhood Warden leader or state representative, who is advocated or committed violence against their ideological opponents

I don't know if there are.

But there is an authoritarian trend growing in the left that Democrats want to ignore.  And the violence in Berkeley is a symptom of it.

[Torie]

This guy who won the election in MT is certainly causing threads to spin out of control. This is another thread where the temperature needs to be turned down. Thank you.

[pbrower2a]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

[Badger]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

Name one Democratic party operative or leader advocating for that. Better still comma name one Democratic presidential candidate who has advocated violence against his ideological opponents such as you.

[EnglishPete]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

Name one Democratic party operative or leader advocating for that. Better still comma name one Democratic presidential candidate who has advocated violence against his ideological opponents such as you.

I give you one better than that. Here's paid Democratic Party operatives working for candidate Hillary Clinton talking about their role in organising the violence in Chicago against Trump and his supporters

https://youtu.be/5IuJGHuIkzY?t=551

[Badger]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

Name one Democratic party operative or leader advocating for that. Better still comma name one Democratic presidential candidate who has advocated violence against his ideological opponents such as you.

I give you one better than that. Here's paid Democratic Party operatives working for candidate Hillary Clinton talking about their role in organising the violence in Chicago against Trump and his supporters

https://youtu.be/5IuJGHuIkzY?t=551

HahahHahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

You gullible loon

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

well, could you make a calm, reasoned (without relyïng on emotional appeals) argument as to why not?

[EnglishPete]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

Name one Democratic party operative or leader advocating for that. Better still comma name one Democratic presidential candidate who has advocated violence against his ideological opponents such as you.

I give you one better than that. Here's paid Democratic Party operatives working for candidate Hillary Clinton talking about their role in organising the violence in Chicago against Trump and his supporters

https://youtu.be/5IuJGHuIkzY?t=551

HahahHahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

You gullible loon

Did you forget to take your meds today?

[EnglishPete]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

well, could you make a calm, reasoned (without relyïng on emotional appeals) argument as to why not?

Could I just note the extreme irony of you, of all people, making such a request.

[SUSAN CRUSHBONE]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

well, could you make a calm, reasoned (without relyïng on emotional appeals) argument as to why not?

Could I just note the extreme irony of you, of all people, making such a request.

that's
the point
my dude

i'm taking the treatment we trans people and other minorities constantly have to deal with and forwarding it to a shtty cishet white guy

[EnglishPete]

I love how the left expects us not defend our own political views. I love how we're always wrong and must always agree and if not, we're "deflecting" or "rationalizing" or "condoning" violence, all the while as they themselves continue to perpetrate such acts. And when you bring it up, the same stuff happens again.

We aren't dealing with rational people here.

Donald Trump is indefensible.

So crack my skull, amirite?!?

well, could you make a calm, reasoned (without relyïng on emotional appeals) argument as to why not?

Could I just note the extreme irony of you, of all people, making such a request.

that's
the point
my dude

i'm taking the treatment we trans people and other minorities constantly have to deal with and forwarding it to a shtty cishet white guy

I had no idea you were a "trans people and other minorities". I was referring to you being a ranting ultraleftist fanatic.

[Antonio the Sixth]

I could see it, honestly.

If Republican voters aren't going to hold their candidates to any sort of standard, I can't see what could stop them.

[ProgressiveCanadian]

Conservatism is filled with hypocrisy. If a reporter ever attacked a dear leader with power he would be deemed a thug and  would be thrown in prison. America is on a very dark path.

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The right wing are infantile children, who get triggered when people with the "wrong opinions" penetrate their safe spaces. It's no surprise that they go bananas and have a tantrum in public. Gianforte won't be the last overgrown toddler to become a folk hero, mark my words.