The random political thoughts thread (Part Deux)

[JWBear]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Do you support Earth First or various environmental extremists? Did you support those carrying signs at antiwar rallies calling for Bush to be killed?

I do not, never have.

Originally Posted by scaeagles

Extremism is extremism regardless of where it comes from. Violence and threatening behavior is violence and threatening behavior no matter which side is comes from.

The problem I have is that (at least, from what I have observed) most Republicans won't even acknowledge that there is extremism on the right.

Tea party protesters that carry signs with racist and violent messages? "Oh... You're misinterpreting them."

Someone throws a brick through a democrat's window? "It's probably another Democrat trying to frame the Republicans."

Reports of threatening phone calls to Democratic members of Congress? "Just because someone leaves a threatening message doesn't mean it's really threatening."

No one here would defend or dismiss these actions if they came from someone on the left. So I ask the question again... Why is there not more condemnation from the right when there is behavior like this coming from the right?