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Gunmen prove Homeland Security right
On April 7, the Dept of Homeland Security issued a report warning of the dangers of domestic terrorism from right-wing extremists.
Outraged, some leading conservatives demanded apologies and terminations.
A month later, the assassinations began.
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Far-right speakers have continually pooh-poohed the idea that their over-blown exaggerations could stimulate some to actual violence.
The evidence is on the table.
Enough. Time to stop crying “socialism” (Sarah Palin) and “if somebody doesn’t stop him, America will cease to exist…“ and Obama is “the focus of evil” (Alan Keyes) and “… the tree of liberty will be fed with the blood of tyrants and patriots. You are the patriots.” (Rep. Michael McCaul). Time for Republicans to utterly reject demagogues and their hyperbole – for what right-winger would believe a Democrat’s plea?
Just as the world waited to hear from reasonable Muslims after 9/11, our nation should hear now from reasonable conservatives, who should be vigorous in their denunciations of the irresponsible, emotional, and self-serving claims of Limbaugh, Hannity, Gingrich, Palin, Malkin, Boehner and the lot.
Stop it. Tragedy has begun.
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Late term abortion: a perspective that might surprise you
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via Daylife
The murder of Dr. George Tiller in Wichita stirred up a buzz about late-term abortion. In reading around, I stumbled onto a view that I hadn’t considered before. Here ’tis; the emphases are mine.
Lynda Waddington speaks, interviewed by Anderson Cooper:
Waddington: I think those who are anti-abortion have been very successful in painting the picture of who I am and who other women are who have late abortions. And it kind of ticks me off because it’s not accurate. I mean, supposedly I’m just a person who woke up one day and had a back pain or a leg cramp and decided to have an abortion. And that definitely wasn’t the case. This was a pregnancy that was planned. A pregnancy that was wanted and loved. And it was tantamount to having a loved one on life support and making that decision whether to end the life support or not.
Boy, oh boy. How easy it is to demonize those with whom one disagrees! How naive, to assume we know others’ motives. How self-serving, to conclude fellow humans but immoral beasts. Does any good come of it?
Plenty of tragedy does.
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