Greg Clarke

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  • Greg Clarke@lemmy.catoPolitics@beehaw.orgBoth Sides?
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    15 days ago

    That’s a straw man argument. I am saying

    political violence is still being perpetrated against individuals on both sides.

    I’m arguing that this is a both sides issue from an attacked individuals perspective. Most political violence is the result of extremism and a lack of mental heath services. Framing the recent uptick as right or left won’t solve the core issue.



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    15 days ago

    This sounds like no true Scotsman logic. But irregardless, there are examples of folks who were associated with the Democratic Party conducting political violence, for instance Ryan Wesley Routh. I’m not arguing that there is the same level of political violence of both sides but framing political violence as a partisan issue is not helpful.


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    16 days ago

    What am I missing here? Not only is the tweet a easily fact checkable lie (Marjorie Taylor Greene had security before these recent threats against her) but saying that there isn’t political violence on both sides completely ignores the fact that trump was literally shot last year.