There’s no room for violence in our political discourse?

There's no room for violence in our political discourse?
by Geoffrey Allan Plauché on January 13, 2011 @ 10:41 pm

in Democracy , Language , Nanny Statism , Police Statism ,The Left, The Right , Vulgar Politics , War

There's no room for violence in our political discourse? But politics is merely war by other means. Political discourse within the state inherently involves the threat of violence and is ultimately backed by it.

When Democrats exploit the recent Tucson shooting to call for stricter gun control laws, they are threatening and ultimately calling for violence against those who wish to keep and bear arms. When Republicans object to cutting military spending, pulling out of overseas wars and military bases, and anti-war sentiments, they are threatening and ultimately calling for violence against unwilling taxpayers, furriners, and anyone else who gets in their bloodthirsty way. When politicians, pundits, and media talking heads of both major parties called for the assassination of Julian Assange, that was political discourse.

Stefan Molyneux says it well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R4ppEADvm4&feature=player_embedded


http://www.libertarianstandard.com/2011/01/13/theres-no-room-for-violence-in-our-political-discourse/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thelibertarianstandard+%28The+Libertarian+Standard%29