> Vivec wrote: > > So...what is being alluded to is that Right Wing Extremist = Republican? >
I don't know that you can specifically conflate the 2 but certainly Republicans are using rhetoric to manipulate emotions that encourages and legitimizes this type of terrorism. McCain saw this during his campaign: he used the fear and quasi-hate speech to try to garner support. To his credit, I think he realized the horrific error that was when the wackos started coming out of the woodwork and speaking up at his rallies. The latest iteration of Republican candidacy has used racism and division as demagogic tools to get elected. Examples include: * the Macaca Moment, * Palin's reference to "the real America", * calling Sotomayor a racist * implying and insinuating that Obama isn't a citizen * implying that Obama is a Muslim and/or is a terrorist. This type of regression into the dark ages does, however, set the stage for new honorable leader of the Republican party. Maybe Pawlenty. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:298269 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
