Idiot Spike Lee: “The United States Is the Most Violent Country in the History of Civilization”

Gateway Pundit ^ | 1-12-11 | Jim Hoft

[Justaham]

Director Spike Lee, along with his wife Tonya, were on the Today show this morning to promote their new children’s book. But, Spike coudln’t help himself. When he was asked about the Tucson shootings Spike told Meredith Viera (who is still pushing the line that Loughner snapped because of the tea party, etc.) that, “The United States is the most violent county in the history of civilization.

MEREDITH VIEIRA: I want to talk a little bit about what happened in Arizona last week-

SPIKE LEE: Right.

VIEIRA: -because there’s been so much discussion about discord in this country-

LEE: Right.

VIEIRA: -and the level of rhetoric. And not saying that it was responsible for what happened, but that it just adds to negativity, in general.

LEE: Here’s my, my take in it. I think that, as film makers, as politicians, as artists, we have to understand that all, whatever we do goes out in the universe. And you should be aware of what you’re doing. And you cannot just say “Well I just did this and, and my – had nothing to do with what happened.” That’s, that’s not, that’s not the case. Also the United States of America is the most violent country in the history of civilization. And this NRA thing. We gotta turn this around. You know these, these guns are out of hand. And I know they have a very powerful lobby but something has to be done about the gun control in this country. That’s my opinion.

[bill1952]

When they banned guns in Germany they wiped 6 million Jewish men woman & children off the face of the earth but we are the most violent county in the history of civilization and need to ban guns.

When they banned guns in the Soviet Union they killed >20 million people but we are the most violent county in the history of civilization and need to ban guns.

We NEED to ban spike lee

[FlingWingFlyer]

...to promote their new children’s book.

Another "Spike Lee Joint"?

[WinOne4TheGipper]

t’s just absurd. Why do we ever take these people seriously? The most violent country in the history of civilization. Ever heard of Nazi Germany? Ever hear of the USSR. Ever heard of the ChiComs? My God, how do the ignorant get rewarded in this country by having their opinions asked of them?

[Argus]

Also, what business does Vieira have asking this boob about Tucson while he’s on the show to promote his “children’s book” (and God help me if I ever let my kids anywhere near Spike Lee’s idea of a children’s book)?

[TigersEye]

And this NRA thing. We gotta turn this around. You know these, these guns are out of hand. And I know they have a very powerful lobby but something has to be done about the gun control in this country.

Like what, Spike? A Constitutional Convention to eliminate the 2nd Amendment? Then what? Will you start a draft and send young men from the hood to kill and die for your cause?

[DejaJude]

"these guns are out of hand"

OMG LOL LOL LOL

[ArrogantBustard]

Idiot, go to somalia and become someones slave...

I expect all he'd qualify to be in Somalia is some mullah's bumboy.

[Wurlitzer]

Donning my flameproof suit, good ole Spike might want to speak to his own community when it comes to violence.

Something is wrong when 6% of our population commits ~~50% of the crimes.

I respect the words of Bill Cosby, Alan Keyes 100000000 times more than Spike.

[silverleaf]

It is an idiot assertion

But still, think about this

Spike and his gangsta buddies have gotten very very wealthy making violent angry misogynist music, movies and art to sell to our kids
Just sayin’, bro

[Maverick68]

Guys, he’s right.
Places like LA, Atlanta, Detroit, New Orleans, Compton.....anyone notice a pattern?

[NoLibZone]

He is blessed his ancestors were removed from Africa.

Then he’d would have seen violent countries with violence reaching back hundreds and hundreds of years.

[alecqss]

Spike Lee obviously preferred to live in Nazi Germany or Stalin’s Russia.
Surprising that he is yet to move to the safe havens of North Korea or Zimbabwe.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

And Spike Lee is the most articulate man in the history of civilization.

[DejaJude]

He definitely doesn’t know much about history or civilization.

I guess he hasn't seen 300.

[MsLady]

What a fool. Has he ever been to the Sudan or Darfur? What about Indonesia, they burn Christians there, behead them and throw acid on them. What about Mexico? Where the drug cartel is massacring hundreds of people weekly.

[4yearlurker]

Yes we have a very powerful lobby Spike...it's called the second amendment.

I do agree about the violence in this country. Stay away from,Detroit,Camden NJ,Philly.....

[tcrlaf]

He said this right after he left the Christians vs. lions fight at the Colosseum, right?

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

When they banned guns in Germany they wiped 6 million Jewish men woman & children off the face of the earth but we are the most violent county in the history of civilization and need to ban guns.

There was no Holocaust. Just ask Spike Lee. He'll tell ya.

[windsorknot]

Spike the dog has more sense than this faux intellectual. He reminds me of another pretentious poseur, Cornel West.

[mjp]

Also the United States of America is the most violent country in the history of civilization.

Typical libtard evasion and ignorance:
Nazi Germany,Stalin's Soviet Union,Mao's China, and countries in Africa and middle East, too numerous to count were some examples of worse.