Democratic congresswoman shot in Arizona.

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heruamon said:

HappySqurriel said:

Because the shooter's political ideals have virtually nothing to do with the Republicans or the Tea party ... and if you can blame the shooting on these parties, you can blame any arbitrary shooting on the Democrats

 

So this shooting wasn't ideologically motivated at all?  One can’t simply draw a straight line from a political demagoguery to seemingly random acts of violence, just as how the member of this site hate the stupid shit Jack Thompson spews, but there is a level of culpability when political/ideological discourse strays from rational discussion and debate to calls for violence and incivility.  Evidently, we as a nation feel so, since we are arresting or seeking the arrest of Islamic leaders who promote such dialogue.  As for the Ft. Hood shooter, he far and away resembles the Tea Party rather than Moveon.org, imho. 

 

Somehow, I don't remember a lot of Tea Partiers shouting Allah Ackbar during their rallies...Ft. Hood wasn't politically motivated. It was ideologically motivated.