Will "political violence" increase in America over the next 5 years ?

[steve2470]

Poll question: Will "political violence" increase in America over the next 5 years ?

Your thoughts, please.

[Jamastiene]

1. At this rate, unless someone steps in and convinces

the right to ratchet down their violent rhetoric, we will see more violence coming from their followers. I remember the 90s well. It was one thing after another. Every time you turned around in the 90s, another right winger was either shooting or bombing and killing people. It is beginning to look that way again now. One thing after another.

[upi402]

2. if WE agree to tone it down everything will be just fine

WE need to just be nice quiet reasonable citizens like before - And leave the worrying to the adults on the TV News.

[rfranklin]

3. As the saggy, baggy old white teabaggers become more of a minority...

they will react with increasing violence trying to "take back their country." Encouraged by the right wing hate media, financed by the Kock brothers and their ilk, there will be repeated incidents. How violent it gets is anybody's guess, but it will continue.

[mrdmk]

4. That seems to be the way this country is heading

Some people who are very extreme have a national pulpit in the national media. This is not to tell these people to shut-up, but to those who give these people the limelight.

The national media has taken the stand-point there is no need to educate the public. Instead, we have a adversarial he said, she said, balanced debate where the general public is to be the jury. Anything of an intellectual intrigue rather than a quick judgment is now considered offensive and a waste of time to many. Of course, this media philosophy is nothing more than cheap entertainment to make the big bucks.

[PufPuf23]

5. The combination of economy and rhetoric and actions are likely to cascade.

One hopes reasonable minds prevail and a majority stay safe.

[baldguy]

6. Yes. It has been increasing over the *last* 5 yrs, and will continue to increase in the future.