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In reply to the discussion: Thank you Thom Hartman for your perspective on the Marissa Johnson diatribe [View all]TM99
(8,352 posts)Rage fuels not only itself but also acts as the foundation for extremism and violence, all of which this young woman expressed this past weekend in Seattle.
The hurt and fear underneath is what drives it. Yell from the top of your lungs that you are hurt and are afraid and yes, others will empathize and hear you.
I will not excuse her actions fueled by rage just because I have, like you and others, the insight to recognize its source even when she does not.
Excusing the rage induced actions gives her tacit permission to act out again. It gives others the message that it is rage that will solve these problems. It alienates those potential allies that our community desperately needs. It is this type of anarchistic activism that does not solve the very real problems that must be face.
I am just not as forgiving of this as some here because I know where it comes from and sadly too often where it leads.