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2011 Jan 8, 7:18am 10,985 views 83 comments
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Huntington Moneyworth III, Esq
2011 Jan 14, 3:08am
So if it turns out this guy was into violent video games and gruesome hollywood movies are you going to start attacking them as well? Oh wait, shoveling death and destruction for entertainment purposes is art and protected as free speech.
Nevermind.
This guy is right. His undertones of censorship are about protecting freedom. Freedom from being shot in the head by crazy leftist.
I am familiar with most video games and movies. Please show me which ones advocate or simulate killing Congress people. In contrast, please see the much repeated refrains of right-wing radio that argues for "Second Amendment solutions" to Democratic lawmakers, "I came unarmed (this time)" protest shirts, bullet holes and crosshairs targets on Democratic positions in print ads and billboards, etc.
Knowing that popular culture is steeped in violent art, is it responsible to suggest any of this violence should be directed at political opponents?
EightBall
2011 Jan 14, 6:17am
Knowing that popular culture is steeped in violent art, is it responsible to suggest any of this violence should be directed at political opponents?
Unbelievable. So if the popular culture wasn't steeped in violent art, it would be OK to suggest violence at a political opponent? Perhaps the problem IS the popular culture?
Huntington Moneyworth III, Esq
2011 Jan 14, 6:48am
Have you not seen Air Force One with Harrison Ford? They shot the National Security Advisor. They nearly killed the President, but he was trained by the special forces so of course a leftist with no training is not going to be able to kill someone with special forces training. That wouldn’t be realistic.
I don't see how anyone could, even with the craziest of interpretations, conclude that the movie "Air Force One" actually ADVOCATED the killing of the President.
However, if by some strange reason, a movie was made that advocated the killing of the President, I would oppose that as well for being inflammatory and a violation of the 14th Amendment's prohibition against formenting rebellion.
Knowing that popular culture is steeped in violent art, is it responsible to suggest any of this violence should be directed at political opponents?
Unbelievable. So if the popular culture wasn’t steeped in violent art, it would be OK to suggest violence at a political opponent? Perhaps the problem IS the popular culture?
On the contrary. I say it is NEVER OK to suggest violence be directed at a political opponents. I am saying it is WORSE if you believe popular culture is steeped in violence, as conservatives believe, and then ADVOCATE violence against your political "enemies".
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Parallels with this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Pentagon_shooting#Perpetrator
I sussed this out that there was a 40% chance that this was a tinfoil type of loony and not the typical Tea Party stuff.
The Pentagon shooter had been busted for pot, and had crazy ideas about currency.
Loughner also apparently had crazy ideas about currency (if his youtube videos are anything to go by), and was allegedly a "stoner" in high school (his yearbook picture bears this out).
Some sort of mental damage, of course. Pretty much a tinfoil libertarian from the looks of it.
Apparently bought a high-cap (33-round) mag for his Glock last month. I've long thought that those should be illegal, for obvious reasons.