@nprscottsimon What a gift to hear one of my favorite thoughtful voices talk about one of my other favorite thoughtful voices. I’m grateful for you both.
Cynics and defeatists share the same story as authoritarians do: that nothing is worth trying, the conclusion is foregone, hope is naïve, and attempts to resist are too small or futile.
Don’t listen to them. Do not give up. Try. A better world is possible. We will win. We must.
@UFO_Rabbit_Hole It reminds me of people who think they have God on their side (Crusaders, believers in Manifest Destiny, etc.) - they can do truly terrible things. What worldview has so deeply penetrated the community at the upper echelons?
@Kandiheart85@catturd2 these poor humans are just so tied to the idea of the left being either stupid or evil. It’s hard for them to imagine that they’re just other humans with different ideas, how government should be run.
@ChrisFerroUSA@guypbenson@StephenM Hey Chris, it’s ok. I’m a real person like you. We can talk, we can disagree, we can agree(like we’re doing now about the AG candidate), and you can dial that language down. Thank you.
In the last few years we've seen:
- The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
- The Storming of the Capitol and pipe bombs left at the RNC and DNC
- The break-in to kidnap Nancy Pelosi and the brutal on Paul Pelosi
- Multiple assassination attempts against Trump
- The assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and the shooting of on State Senator John Hoffman and his wife
- Luigi Mangione's assassination of Brian Thompson
- The assassination of Charlie Kirk
Political violence is contagious. It is spreading. It is not confined to one side or belief system. It should terrify us all.
The foundation of a free society is the ability to participate in it without fear of violence. Political violence is always an attack against us all. You have to be so blind not to see that.
@MattWalshBlog Matt, it’s not the doing of chores that’s the issue, it’s language like “dare” and “insubordination”. I’m a liberal and my kids do chores, but we do them together with love and understanding. I’ve never once wanted my children to be terrified of me.