How is it that the members of the most dovish American ideology when it comes to foreign policy always seem to be the ones for inciting violence against their domestic enemies? CrimeThinc (yes, I actually read the article) is just one of a long line stretching back to the Weatherman Underground and the SLA up to the Seattle WTO protestors smashing windows. Discounting lone nuts like Timothy McVee (and remember that the Oklahoma City bombing was universally condemned among conservatives), how is it that the
by Anonymous Coward writes:
on Tuesday August 03, 2004 @01:44PM (#9870004)
There are some anti-abortion groups (on the conservative end of the spectrum) which advocate violence, and also militia groups (some of which McVeigh had contact with) which also advocate violence. There have been numerous other right-wing groups in America which have used violence against their political enemies - in the sixties there were more than a couple anti-war protesters that got their heads bashed in with axe handles. Also don't forget the various Civil Rights workers in the south during the 50s/60s who were murdered by folks who were definitely on the right-wing end of the spectrum.
Lots of people had "contact" with militias, but McVeigh wasn't part of them - the (Michigan, I think?) militia rejected him as a member because they thought he was a loon. The dangerous military group that he _had_ been part of was the U.S. Army.
However, the KKK certainly were organized right-wing violence.
Again, the Left is inciting violence (Score:4, Interesting)
Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence (Score:4, Insightful)
It's not as one sided as you make it out to be.
Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence (Score:1)
After all, it was Al Gore's dad that led the fight against them in the senate.
Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence (Score:1)
Re:Again, the Left is inciting violence (Score:2)
McVeigh and Militias and Right-Wing violence (Score:2)
However, the KKK certainly were organized right-wing violence.