08-01-2022, 01:16 PM
(08-01-2022, 12:35 PM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: As to your second point, I don't think I can agree. Dem politicians have absolutely called for violence, they're just more surreptitious about it. Maxine Waters is a good starting point for this. Plausible deniability doesn't impress me, at all.
I can see that, it's not a black or white argument. I would say that Trump world was the most brazenly open about their intentions, and one might argue that this is even worse, and more dangerous, than being surreptitious. But that's a tricky point for sure. That being said, I have my opinion about Maxine Waters (I find her horrible), but could you share a quick example of her covertly endorsing violence?
The maybe clearer difference I would see is that most Democratic politicians (at least I perceive it that way) say that violence is not acceptable, including from Antifa or BLM. I know Biden did so time and again. A scary big part of the GOP can not bring themselves to say that about the Capitol storm.