I can't both sides this either. And I admit that I can be both sad that someone chose violence and indifferent about how it made the target feel. I can be sad at the lives lost and the people hurt, but still remember when bombs were sent to another former president and select members of Congress. I absolutely condemn political violence, …
I can't both sides this either. And I admit that I can be both sad that someone chose violence and indifferent about how it made the target feel. I can be sad at the lives lost and the people hurt, but still remember when bombs were sent to another former president and select members of Congress. I absolutely condemn political violence, but this wasn't about any of Biden's words. I am glad that the shooter didn't succeed. But I'm emotionally exhausted - I simply cannot muster up sympathy for someone who regularly and openly calls for violence on his fellow Americans. That doesn't make me a bad person and it isn't the same as celebrating violence or even hinting that it's ok. And I'm not going to pretend that I don't see strong parallels with history just so no one infers that someone who openly admires autocrats and dictators might himself want to be one.
I can't both sides this either. And I admit that I can be both sad that someone chose violence and indifferent about how it made the target feel. I can be sad at the lives lost and the people hurt, but still remember when bombs were sent to another former president and select members of Congress. I absolutely condemn political violence, but this wasn't about any of Biden's words. I am glad that the shooter didn't succeed. But I'm emotionally exhausted - I simply cannot muster up sympathy for someone who regularly and openly calls for violence on his fellow Americans. That doesn't make me a bad person and it isn't the same as celebrating violence or even hinting that it's ok. And I'm not going to pretend that I don't see strong parallels with history just so no one infers that someone who openly admires autocrats and dictators might himself want to be one.