Political Violence: 'As American as Cherry Pie'

Townhall.com ^ | June 18, 2017 | Steve Chapman

[Tennessee Nana]

Actually in the early days of Congress it wasn’t unusual for senators or representatives to come to blows on the House or Senate floor...

violence in politics has been around awhile...

and then there are the assassinations of presidents Abraham Lincoln, Garfield, William McKinley, John F Kennedy, ...

[HiTech RedNeck]

But hey. Yes I will blame it on what humanity did in the Garden of Eden. Supposed knowing of good and evil, which only an omniscient God can mediate. Humans will make ridiculous mistakes. Humbly re-embracing God in His promise of salvation is the only true answer.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Illiberal folly does not nullify the promise of God. God-grade wisdom can avert the need for bloody battles.

[DoodleBob]

To be clear, my point is that after reviewing the writer's background and his output, the article made sense: This is an excuse piece, to further the liberal narrative that the gunner in VA was simply carrying on in a rich, American tradition of political bloodshed and we all are part of the problem.

To which I say, N U T S!

[Charles Martel]

Violence, announced black militant H. Rap Brown in 1967, "is as American as cherry pie."

Funny how no Conservatives whipped out this quote when Gabby Giffords was shot. The fever swamps of the left, though, always seem to have such references readily at hand.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Illiberal, really. No honest person should dignify it with the word liberal.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Different folks, different fever swamps.

[HiTech RedNeck]

And yet these were usually small, contained events.

[libertylover]

Hmmm. No mention of the assassination attempt on President Reagan.

[blueunicorn6]

This wasn’t political violence.

It was tribal violence.

A member of the Democrat tribe was trying to kill people who weren’t in his tribe.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Or, a nut adopted a tribal worldview.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Which is why it takes a trans-tribal vision to rise above it.

Which is one reason why it is an excellent idea to champion the expression and exercise of Christian faith.

[goodnesswins]

Winner!

[blueunicorn6]

We need to recognize the Democrats for what they are.

The Democrats are a tribe of thieves.

They are thieves who will break any law to protect their thievery.

This guy didn’t attempt to murder Conservatives because he disagreed with their policy on China.

He attempted to murder Conservatives because he wanted to try to protect Democrat thievery.

[Cboldt]

Took alot of words to echo Jefferson’s tree of liberty observation, which was simply a statement of human existence through all of history.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Its just the pits.

Left and right each have their favorite overgeneralizations. That goes to show that the best direction to go is not to a side, but up!

[HiTech RedNeck]

How about he was mostly a nut with no well considered grand plan?

[HiTech RedNeck]

And yet the sacrifice of Calvary offers a way around it. If we really insist on suffering for our own sins we will. But laying them on the Lord at His invitation works better!

[HiTech RedNeck]

We are a country that tries more or less to be Christian. Tries is the operative term. Many spectacular failures.

[IrishBrigade]

it uses examples which have little to do with the subject at hand.

the ‘topic at hand’ involves the usage of violence as a means to desirable political ends...exactly how is the article deceptive in that regard...?