]It's relative to bring up the brain-state of a person with a seeming blood-lust over political disagreements....it absolutely is and if you don't like it brought up, you shouldn't have told an entire messageboard that you believe in hitting your wife as a viable method.
I have a blood-lust period, GT. Doesn't matter if it's politics, sports, philosophy, lifestyle. etc... My temper is well known by those around me and they generally prefer to avoid me when it's up.
Discipline is a necessary part of life. We all have those we must answer to at the end of the day, for better or worse.