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Rocknrule Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:55 AM
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The right-wing hate industry needs to be attacked as savagely as the videogame industry was
in the wake of incidents like Paducah and Columbine.

We need someone to act as an attack dog and a dedicated activist against the violent rhetoric from the right - sort of like Jack Thompson except sane. We need the families of the Tucson and Knoxville shootings to file multibillion dollar class-action lawsuits against the right-wing mouthpieces that inspired the killers of their loved ones. Jim Adkisson, for example, admitted outright that people like Hannity and Rush influenced him, as opposed to the Columbine gunmen who specifically denied being inspired by the entertainment industry. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that 24/7 hate speech that dehumanizes, demonizes, and ahem, "jokes" about shooting political opponents is far more dangerous than fictional violent images that are created solely for entertainment purposes and with no malicious intent.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 10:59 AM
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1. When you do they become victims
They know how to play the victim so well and wiggle their way out of the shit they create.

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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 11:31 AM
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2. So let them make thier case so people can see what whack jobs they really are
What's behind their angry, divisive and destructive philosophy needs a collective airing.
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zazen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 11:31 AM
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3. let's give them same ratings for violence/denigrating language
Sadly, their listening audience is mostly well beyond the "age of consent," but never grew out of adolescent binary thinking.
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eleny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-21-11 11:48 AM
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4. I figure they just might be weaning the young ones
So bring on the ratings.
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