Does hateful rhetoric really lead to violence? History gives us the clear answer: yes


	Does hateful rhetoric really lead to violence? History gives us the clear answer: yes

ratilfar

9-20-2009 9:24 PM

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violence, right, wing, glenn, beck, no such thing as an ak-15, guns, terror, politics

ratilfar says:

Beck: Look -- Timothy McVeigh -- nutjob! Nutjob! On the fringe of the right! That, President Clinton tried to blame on Rush Limbaugh. It was ridiculous then, and it's ridiculous now. Harvey Milk -- killed by a guy who was hepped up on Twinkies. It was ridiculous then -- it's ridiculous now. The shooter -- and Timothy McVeigh -- crazy people! It's madness.

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9-22-2009 2:26 AM

darkeforce

Well, Glen Beck is good at identifying nutjobs; after all, he sees one in his mirror every day.

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