Sorry Liberals, A Violent Response To Trump Is As Logical As Any
by Jesse Benn
Engaged citizen, opinionated writer, critical media studies scholar, amateur photographer/videographer, engages in random acts of journalism.(Huff Post) – The rise of Donald Trump has exposed the frightening underbelly of America’s foulest tendencies. Our racism, nativism, xenophobia, misogyny, Islamophobia, ableism, and propensity toward authoritarianism have been laid bare.
Can you spell projection?
Psychological projection is a theory in psychology in which humans defend themselves against their own unconscious impulses or qualities (both positive and negative) by denying their existence in themselves while attributing them to others.
Then comes the money quote:
…In the face of media, politicians, and GOP primary voters normalizing Trump as a presidential candidate—whatever your personal beliefs regarding violent resistance—there’s an inherent value in forestalling Trump’s normalization. Violent resistance accomplishes this.
First off, to suggest using force against those you disagree with to suppress their speech and beliefs seems a little like fascism, does it not?
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: a way of organizing a society in which a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and in which people are not allowed to disagree with the government
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: very harsh control or authority
I remind the author of this Huffington Post piece, Mr. Benn, that if violence is a legitimate tool for the left to use, then it is a legitimate tool for everyone to use.
Why should Trump supporters feel the need to constrain themselves when faced with unrestrained violence against them, particularly when the authorities are unable, or unwilling to stop those unprovoked attacks?
In short, civility won’t last long if the government won’t enforce the rule of law. If the government won’t restore and maintain order, law-abiding good guys with guns will.
Mr. Benn and his pals and Huff Post might be biting off more than they can chew if they really want to go down this road.
Here is the money quote.
“In short, civility won’t last long if the government won’t enforce the rule of law. If the government won’t restore and maintain order, law-abiding good guys with guns will.”
Trump supporters are very happy to live under the rule of law, and prefer that state as evidenced by their actions. Looks like the opposing side isn’t, as evidenced by their actions.
Going down that path won’t end well for them. Just look around the world to see how other countries are doing without rule of law. It isn’t pretty, and definitely not something I wish for myself and my loved ones.
Some days I think civility is paper thin. Some would exploit that for their own gain.
I definitely know civility isn’t thick enough to stop a bullet or a knife, and that’s why I carry my gun.
As for this bed-wetting asswipe at the Huffington Post: He’d piss himself if his intended victim carrying a Trump sign also carried a Glock. Heck, he might even go big potty and leave some turds to follow him by as they roll out his pant legs.
For the benefit of my bad knee, it’s plumb terrible, I use a cane, nobody has ever said “You can’t bring that cane in here” It is a stout piece of oak, I feel that a jab in the gut and the handle in the teeth will even things up when the hyenas are acting like animals.
The left loves to project.
And they are doing a great job acting like the real fascists here.
Shoot one and they will scatter like rats