Subj : Re: "Cultural Terrorism"
To   : Mike Powell
From : Jeff Thiele
Date : Sat Nov 05 2022 12:07:46

On 05 Nov 2022, Mike Powell said the following...
 MP> > Whether or not he is mentally ill, politicians and other people making
 MP> > publicly-accessible statements need to acknowledge that there are mental
 MP> > ill people out there who could take their rhetoric literally. There's
 MP> > absolutely no need for that kind of rhetoric in our society, except to g
 MP> > people riled up and primed for violence.
 MP> Like using the national stage to claim that conservatives are the biggest
 MP> threat to democracy?

That is not violent rhetoric, nor is it what was said. Biden said, "Donald
Trump and the MAGA Republicans represent an extremism that threatens the very
foundations of our republic."

I can see how that might be confusing, though. If you believe that all
conservatives are MAGA Republicans, then it could be construed to mean that
all conservatives are a threat. Likewise, if you believe that all
conservatives represent extremism, then it could be construed to mean that
all conservatives are a threat. But neither of those are true.

Jeff.

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