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Originally posted by lucid eyes
Originally posted by redhorse
I think both sides are equally prone to either frankly.
Then show me a conservative gathering in which the police had to use tear gas against protesters.
Originally posted by works4dhs
1) as noted, the lefties tend to be younger, hence more excitable and emotional
2) older/conservative types more self-controlled.
3) 'traditional values' of restraint and respect for people/property on the right. lefties, not so much.
4) anger and rage on the left, concern on the right. by definition, takes a lot of 'concern' to get people out in the street.
5) conservatives are more likely to be working for a living. lefties, not so much. yes, this is a generaliztion, but I think well founded. think; college students vs active-duty military.
Originally posted by Cuervo
That's more of a testament of how right-leaning the authority is in whatever nation the riot is in. It's not like the protesters are throwing the tear gas. My goodness.
Originally posted by Cuervo
This isn't a very good connection. You show me an out-of-control rioting liberal and I'll show you two right-winged bubba-effected gun-toting domestic terrorists.
Originally posted by lucid eyes
Originally posted by redhorse
I think both sides are equally prone to either frankly.
Then show me a conservative gathering in which the police had to use tear gas against protesters.
Originally posted by badgerprints
Wether true or not, the resulting responses have given an indicator that in some cases he would be correct.
Originally posted by lucid eyes
"Palin is a f***cking retard" - Stephen Colbert
"small towns, that’s the part of the country she really likes going to because that’s the pro-America part of the country. You know, I just want to say to her, just very quickly: F***ck you" - John Steward
Originally posted by works4dhs
what gun-toting right-wing terrorists? I am not aware of any conservative/right terrorist acts in the US in the last 50 years aside from T McVeigh. as the op opined, Tea Party functions were the epitome of civil actions.
Eight of the 14 recorded terrorism preventions stemmed from right- wing extremism, and included disruptions to plotting by individuals involved with the militia, white supremacist, constitutionalist and tax protestor, and anti- abortion movements.
Originally posted by lucid eyes
Originally posted by redhorse
I think both sides are equally prone to either frankly.
Then show me a conservative gathering in which the police had to use tear gas against protesters.
Originally posted by Marulo
If find categorizing people in vague groups like liberal or conservative to be a mistake. Belief is dictated by experience. An individuals action is dictated by experience. It is not dictated by their ideology, that is also dictated by experience. I am aware of ideologies, but I am not aware of the individuals experience. As to why someone would protest in a violent manner? Well something they experienced has led them to that action. Are they right? Well that is circumstantial. Che Guevara experienced a brutish reality, so I am not surprised to hear his cold language.
Che was right and wrong. Anger and hate can certainly topple a powerful regime if it channeled correctly. Love and peace can also topple a government if channeled correctly.
1) as noted, the lefties tend to be younger, hence more excitable and emotional
2) older/conservative types more self-controlled.
3) 'traditional values' of restraint and respect for people/property on the right. lefties, not so much.
4) anger and rage on the left, concern on the right. by definition, takes a lot of 'concern' to get people out in the street.
5) conservatives are more likely to be working for a living. lefties, not so much. yes, this is a generaliztion, but I think well founded. think; college students vs active-duty military.
Originally posted by Doomzilla
If i protest i ALSO protest peacefully - However I am neither left or right wing , I do not subscribe to this false paradigm , Therefore to me and others your op is flawed ,