fair enough.
could this reaction from the right however stem from the lefts tirades theyve been under since trump won?
No.
then we disagree is all. when "one side" uses whatever they can to justify violence on the,other side, human nature will tire of it sooner or later.
adult? no.
right? no.
expected? yes.
I don't remember justifying any violence lately, or anyone else on the left here either.
Pokin' at Trump with a stick? OH YEAH! For sure, they're trolling him hard. Is that what you mean by "violence?"
not trump. i never said "Trump" - i've been saying all along - human nature "in people". i also never said "you" justify anything. i'm speaking in far more generic terms about the state of things is all
i think it's obvious we all identify with one side or another. in so doing it can run the risk of us understanding the frustrations those of similar mindsets and not say as much as when someone on "the other side" does it. when that happens we can "lose it" so to speak. so while we may not agree with all the things the "idiots" on *our* side do, we do understand the frustrations behind it.
i mean the anti-fa wearing masks and stopping any conservative from talking. they demand tolerance and give none. if we disagree there then this convo is about to get a lot harder.
i mean the liberals saying NAZI - OK TO HIT!!! and normalizing violence in politics. i do believe they were the ones to do this but if you can show me where conservatives made it ok to hit people you don't like, show me. i promise i'll listen in. til then, i see the left do this on a religious basis and how long will "human nature" allow 1 side to ride what would appear to be roughshod over another before the 2nd side says ENOUGH.
take the politics, history, and people out of the equation and would you agree that one side is passionate about their views to the point where they've condoned violence? or at least understand it why that side is getting violent in their beliefs? and if one side says it's ok to hit people you don't agree with, how long before the other side hits back?
is it right? no - he started it is as old as it gets but that's where we are today. being mean to trump? look what you did to obama!!! and repeat on back pretty much as long as we've had politicians.
should people be more adult than this? you bet. wouldn't argue that at all but we're not. life reminds us daily how immature we really are as a culture. online bravado sure hasn't helped people maintain civility either now has it?
put it all together and we're kinda in a "perfect storm" of events that bad things can and have historically happened in the past. little things like world wars. usually this brings things to a head and when over we work at coming back together. til then we're just living in a pretty jacked up society where the biggest excuse both sides pull daily is YOUR SIDE DID WORSE. i will never for the life of me understand how that validates anything at all other than we're all acting a collective 12.
people get so mad at trump that when you tell them they're acting like a child they don't consider that maybe they are, you're a trumper and they hate you too. just much easier.
so for now i'll stick with my premise that the left is the one advocating violence to get their way and the right is simply following the course of "well you did it first" and hitting back. if the left doesn't want to get hit, do what my mom said to do - stop egging people on and picking the fight. yes the right can be more mature about it but sooner or later you will tire of the child screaming and just want it stopped, in an adult manner or just scream back. whatever it takes.
not saying it's right, not justifying it - but i do understand where they're coming from. but put me squarely in the camp of "both sides, grow the **** up". but also with realization that ain't happening any time soon.
and i understand that too.