I have seen a couple of bumper stickers that have caught my attention. One was a few months back, suggesting “a bounty on liberals.” I saw another today, with the crosshairs of a ‘scope, and a similar caption about shooting liberals.
Am I missing something? In the grand small-d democratic free-for-all, did if become OK to talk about killing one’s political opponents? The strongest I have heard from what passes for the left is “regime change begins at home” (I took that to mean the use of ballots, not bullets) and the like. These seem to be peaceful messages, even if they’re shouted.
Is this yet another sign of liberal weakness, lack of cojones? Is it more American to want to kill off dissenting voices?
I have to wonder what it would take for someone to become desensitized enough to act these ideas out. They get them from radio and TV, they buy bumper stickers and, I assume, T-shirts and caps and beer coozies with these messages. How far will it go?
As it turns out, it’s already happened.