Running errands this morning, I heard that a Texas man had been arrested for threatening to shoot up a Pride vent in retaliation for the shooting of Charlie Kirk.
Joshua Cole of Anson, Texas, allegedly commented on a Facebook post containing details of an upcoming gay pride event in nearby Abilene, "fk their parade" and said he wanted to "pay them back for taking out Charlie Kirk," according to an affidavit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Sept. 19 — nine days after the conservative activist was shot and killed in Utah.
I condemn political violence in the strongest possible terms. Full Stop. End Of Message.
Those people in the event did not deserve to be threatened, much less shot.
But, I wanted to post this, not so much that I condemn political violence (which I do), but to demonstrate to my friends on the left how easy it is to condemn political violence.
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I also condemn violence.
As a conservative, I believe in personal responsibility and personal accountability. I don't do that "identity politics" BS.
However, I am not stupid. I realize that some groups are more likely to be easily triggered. Heck, they BRAG about how easily they are triggered. Prudence demands that people with fragile self-control be watched more carefully than others.
One of the problems with the latest bits of news, be them legit, manufactured, or something in between, is both sides see it as 'fair' to start to commencing the shewting. Things of this nature usually are known to escalate, only. Which is bad. I'm a pessimist, so I assume the worst, however this time I really do think it's coming... qui bono!
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