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randr

(12,600 posts)
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:11 PM Oct 2022

The threats to our Reps and pol workers are terrorism

The terrorists we sent to Gitmo were less dangerous.
The heads of these snakes are publicly known and need to be cut off.

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The threats to our Reps and pol workers are terrorism (Original Post) randr Oct 2022 OP
Yup: republicans condone and stoke it. onecaliberal Oct 2022 #1
Absolutely, except for your metaphor Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2022 #2
Well it is terrorism mahina Oct 2022 #3
Agree where is the DoJ ? republianmushroom Oct 2022 #4
I wish we had a Department of "Homeland" Domestic Security Sky Jewels Oct 2022 #5
Fox News needs to be held accountable for this shit! Initech Oct 2022 #6

Bernardo de La Paz

(59,737 posts)
2. Absolutely, except for your metaphor
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:18 PM
Oct 2022

"head cut off" is violent and extra judicial. But you are not violent and extrajudicial, right?

So if we take it metaphorically, it is still not good. Problem is deeper than a few outspoken visible monsters. Cutting "snakes heads" won't solve the problem; there are more snakes ready to pop up. Gotten burn the snake farm and plow it under.

Solving it means a deep commitment to civics education, explaining the whole point of the fulcrum of peaceful transfer of power, the slippery slope of fascism (they come for your enemies then they come for you), and that rights that protect others protect you.

Critical thinking needs to be much increased. This means more education on logical fallacies. Math education helps. English language reading skills help, even for native speakers.

Crushing disinformation quickly right to the target audience that received it in the first place is important. Must be accurate, fast, direct (simple) and targeted to the audience.

 

Sky Jewels

(9,148 posts)
5. I wish we had a Department of "Homeland" Domestic Security
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:26 PM
Oct 2022

that would hunt down violent right wingers, potential mass shooters, Nazis, etc. like they did with bin Laden et al.

Initech

(106,604 posts)
6. Fox News needs to be held accountable for this shit!
Fri Oct 28, 2022, 04:45 PM
Oct 2022

Hannity, Tucker, Pirro, Ingraham,Waters, and that Gutfeld asshole are on TV 24 hours a day calling us rats and making threats against us, denying election results, and sucking up to religious fascists. After today, they need to be treated as if they are an enemy of the state. They are acting with hostile intent.

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