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Palin is not a public figure. She is a private citizen that sometimes is in the public eye. Big difference.
Is there any evidence whatsoever that this guy did this because of anything Palin said? No. So what is with the slander?
And what about the lefties that do the exact same thing. Daily KOS put a bullseye on the same district and said they were targeting the Congresswoman in order to put a more liberal member in her place.
Was DailyKOS advocating violence? And why do you only point out Palin?
There is nothing wrong with saying "Don't retreat, reload". Nothing violent about it.
Palin is not a public figure. She is a private citizen that sometimes is in the public eye. Big difference.
Is there any evidence whatsoever that this guy did this because of anything Palin said? No. So what is with the slander?
And what about the lefties that do the exact same thing. Daily KOS put a bullseye on the same district and said they were targeting the Congresswoman in order to put a more liberal member in her place.
Was DailyKOS advocating violence? And why do you only point out Palin?
There is nothing wrong with saying "Don't retreat, reload". Nothing violent about it.
Palin is a public person. She speaks at political events, operates on a TV show (the definition of public), and is actively floating the idea that she will run for President.
Her words reach millions, and the odds that your poor wording could incite someone to violence increases with the numbers of listeners to your words increase.
If Mrs. Palin said "don't retreat, reload" in the privacy of her own home (when on televised), or at the beauty parlor with no press, then thats fine. But when you are actively speaking publicly trying to push a political and social agenda to other people you have to be more careful with your statements.
Just like if a prominent black leader said "Don't give up on affirmative action, reload your glock" would be a **** poor use of the English language, and could incite someone to violence.
I'm not saying she doesn't have the right to say it, she does, and I'd fight for that. But she has the responsibility to use better wording.
Palin is very much a public figure. She may not be a public official, currently, but she is certainly a public figure.
I can give you that.
I just think it is silly that people try and make Palin responsible for this when the left has done the exact same thing.
There is no evidence whatsoever that this kid even paid attention to anything Palin ever said. But people want to blame her? LOLs. Total nonsense.
Thsi kid was mentally unstable. He went to a shrink and got on antidepressents. He turned violent. The exact same thing that happened with the Columbine killers, John Hinckly, the Ft Hood shooter, the VaTech shooter and practically every other mass killer in U.S. history.
Palin is a public person. She speaks at political events, operates on a TV show (the definition of public), and is actively floating the idea that she will run for President.
Her words reach millions, and the odds that your poor wording could incite someone to violence increases with the numbers of listeners to your words increase.
If Mrs. Palin said "don't retreat, reload" in the privacy of her own home (when on televised), or at the beauty parlor with no press, then thats fine. But when you are actively speaking publicly trying to push a political and social agenda to other people you have to be more careful with your statements.
Just like if a prominent black leader said "Don't give up on affirmative action, reload your glock" would be a **** poor use of the English language, and could incite someone to violence.
I'm not saying she doesn't have the right to say it, she does, and I'd fight for that. But she has the responsibility to use better wording.
oh you mean like obamas statements just since he has been elected towards police, racism and others where he keeps the division/hate going in this country!
oh you mean like obamas statements just since he has been elected towards police, racism and others where he keeps the division/hate going in this country!
Absolutely, some of the things he has said have been over the line.
I have said numerous times in this thread that both parties, leaders, and public citizens should take this as a time to temper their tongues and speak using better non-violent wording.
Palin is not a public figure. She is a private citizen that sometimes is in the public eye. Big difference.
Is there any evidence whatsoever that this guy did this because of anything Palin said? No. So what is with the slander?
And what about the lefties that do the exact same thing. Daily KOS put a bullseye on the same district and said they were targeting the Congresswoman in order to put a more liberal member in her place.
Was DailyKOS advocating violence? And why do you only point out Palin?
There is nothing wrong with saying "Don't retreat, reload". Nothing violent about it.
First, I disagree that words like "Don't retreat, reload" are not violent. What comes to my mind when I hear that is, "don't run, stay and shoot."
I think it's certainly reasonable that Palin does share in responsibility for this incident as a result of the synergy created by ALL THE MANY people in the public eye who are using such "loaded" language these days. Could we think in terms of critical mass? It seems to me very possible that this mentally disturbed man just demonstrated teh synergistic effect of longterm use of such violent language of hatred in terms of politics......
Key word....SYNERGY.
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