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<blockquote data-quote="MrFedEx" data-source="post: 797209" data-attributes="member: 12508"><p>"Personal Responsibility" is a talking point of Libertarians, who mis-use the term to justify many of their views on topics like taxes, "big" government, and the like. I fully agree that this person is a crazy, but doesn't the Far Right rhetoric and imagery incite in some the idea that we need to "take our government back" by force? The Second Amendment extremist views espoused by Palin and others on the Right, have been constant and pervasive. Your comparison to a Ginsu Knife commercial is neither constant nor pervasive. If I dial my radio to a given station or select a channel on my TV, I'm not likely to be barraged with Ginsu Knife commercials. But, if I pick a Far Right radio station that plays Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, and Rush all day long, or select FOX News on my TV, I know what I'm going to get.</p><p> </p><p>"Personal Responsibility" is great. That's why Sarah Palin (and others) need to be more responsible in terms of the kinds of ads they run. Griffith's Tea Party opponent used M-16 rhetoric in his campaign, Palin's "target" imagery was equally irresponsible, and it's ironic that the Palin site has been scrubbed to remove it. Glenn Beck thinly disguises a call to arms to take back our government. Is that responsible? No, it isn't.</p><p> </p><p>Free Speech should be free, but that doesn't mean you can yell "fire" in a crowded theatre, OR "target" people for elimination on an irresponsible website. Even if Palin cannot be held directly responsible, her rhetoric is careless, violent, and unnecessary. She's free to convey her message any way she wants...as long as it is done <strong>responsibly.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MrFedEx, post: 797209, member: 12508"] "Personal Responsibility" is a talking point of Libertarians, who mis-use the term to justify many of their views on topics like taxes, "big" government, and the like. I fully agree that this person is a crazy, but doesn't the Far Right rhetoric and imagery incite in some the idea that we need to "take our government back" by force? The Second Amendment extremist views espoused by Palin and others on the Right, have been constant and pervasive. Your comparison to a Ginsu Knife commercial is neither constant nor pervasive. If I dial my radio to a given station or select a channel on my TV, I'm not likely to be barraged with Ginsu Knife commercials. But, if I pick a Far Right radio station that plays Michael Savage, Glenn Beck, and Rush all day long, or select FOX News on my TV, I know what I'm going to get. "Personal Responsibility" is great. That's why Sarah Palin (and others) need to be more responsible in terms of the kinds of ads they run. Griffith's Tea Party opponent used M-16 rhetoric in his campaign, Palin's "target" imagery was equally irresponsible, and it's ironic that the Palin site has been scrubbed to remove it. Glenn Beck thinly disguises a call to arms to take back our government. Is that responsible? No, it isn't. Free Speech should be free, but that doesn't mean you can yell "fire" in a crowded theatre, OR "target" people for elimination on an irresponsible website. Even if Palin cannot be held directly responsible, her rhetoric is careless, violent, and unnecessary. She's free to convey her message any way she wants...as long as it is done [B]responsibly.[/B] [/QUOTE]
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