tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post2485912541253798273..comments2024-03-16T05:19:07.061-04:00Comments on Retirement Blues: Six Word Saturday 1/08Jazzbumpahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07337490817307473659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-83130538636579279692011-01-09T07:41:22.495-05:002011-01-09T07:41:22.495-05:00My six word response: It Could Get Worse- Stay Tun...My six word response: It Could Get Worse- Stay Tuned. <br />It is much to early to speculate on who this individual that shot 19 American citizens is. I'm sure that those on the right that have been inciting people to "take action" will be tripping all over themselves trying to shift the goalposts, and point the finger at the evil liberals among us. This is an indictment on the extreme rhetoric emanating from the right, which has gained a place at the table of the Republican Party. All of those you mentioned share a responsibility for not understanding the fact that the 1st and 2nd Amendments are fundamental to a democracy, and can be equally used to undermine the fabric of society. Hiding behind the protection of civil liberties and pushing the limits of what is protected by law is a very dangerous proposition, and are the acts of cowards, not patriots. The proponents of this type of behavior don't seem to be capable of understanding that there are members of our society, such as Jared Lee Loughner,that take things literal, and can be pushed to the point of violence very easily. The false equivalencies will start being vocalized by apologists for the likes of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Michelle Bachman, Sharon Engle and a host of others that are unwilling to accept responsibility for their part in this current tragedy, and the continuing escalation of violence against people deemed "unAmerican."nanutenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4290163255778893789.post-75226306943967532502011-01-09T01:42:53.758-05:002011-01-09T01:42:53.758-05:00yikesyikesKathe W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06781645436343424010noreply@blogger.com