Joseph Steig
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13 years ago @ Half Full - on violence in rhetoric · 0 replies · +1 points
For many people, crossing the line to killing people wouldn't ever happen. But there are innumerable examples where people have been incited, influenced to cross that line. To use an extreme example, are you saying Hitler's rhetoric meant nothing, had no influence upon the actions of people in Germany? To take an example closer to home, the White Citizen's Councils knew exactly what they were doing when they made coded statements that suggested that people listening should do violence to blacks. As to increases in threats from members of the extreme Right, that's Department of Homeland Security talking. Which isn't to ignore the fact that 30 years ago, there was lots of talk of violence by the extreme Left. People have to take responsibility for their words--whether it's Governor Palin, Daily Kos, or Malcolm X.
Yes, people are ultimately responsible for their own actions. That is how our legal system works. But they also ought to take some responsibility for their words and the influence their words have.
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