In early January of this year, I like a lot of Americans logged onto my facebook account. I read something posted by a friend which really ticked me off. It was a well written piece of garbage which stated that political discourse from the right was responsible for all acts of violence in the world in general, and specifically a terrible shooting in Arizona. By stating our case for limited government, fiscal responsibility, free market principles, freedom of speech, support for the Second Amendment, and the Tenth Amendment, we conservatives were guilty of attempted murder, murder, and just generally inciting rage and violence. Did I miss any of the evils? I probably did, but my guess is that you get the point. Well, have a peek at the civility offered by the political left.
I am literally left speechless. When pressed for any actual acts of violence by any Tea Party activists anywhere, the left has been able to produce exactly zero instances. There have been several counter protesters arrested, (SEIU thugs, Acorn members,) and even a few dozen Tea Party infiltrators convicted of violent crimes. Undaunted by facts, I was virulently attacked by others in several forums for being a hatemonger wingnut, inciting my fellow conservatives to violence by merely stating my case. Watch the next video and ask yourself what would have happened to the Republican State Senator from Wisconsin had his Democrat colleague not been present. We on the right do not need catchy slogans to prevent us from acting in a thuggish manner.
This is why I have zero tolerance for anyone who wishes to pontificate about hate speech from the conservative movement. Be warned, you will get it right back.
Crossposted at Musings of a Mad Conservative.
Tags: Hate Speech
