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Thread #134829   Message #3071118
Posted By: GUEST
10-Jan-11 - 04:59 AM
Thread Name: BS: AZ Congresswoman Giffords shot
Subject: RE: BS: AZ Congresswoman Giffords shot
'Look, if you insist on making this about politics, what exactly are you doing to the level of rhetoric?'

I can see that this is a new situation for you. But its old stuff for the UK. For about ten years we had a PM called Thatcher. She used to come on TV every night and say the IRA were nothing but criminals. She disallowed the voice of the people who disagreed with her on this point to be heard. Political debate was stifled. The BBC was constantly being called biassed against her

She was into confrontation and the language she used to was confrontational.

As she turned our streets into battlefields, she was getting all sorts of international plaudits for fighting wars hither and thus.

Try to understand this. You will not like it, if these people get in power. If you are frightened to frequent your city streets because people plant bombs. Because you and your children are drawn into riots and crime.

This is not party political - its about the way you conduct yourself in civilised debate. If someone is flirting with the language of violence - don't be seduced. Blow them a raspberry in the polling booth - its the only language they understand.

And organise yourselves to do it. Its the only effective way to honour your dead.