Making the click-through worthwhile: How a small act of vandalism in Alexandria, Virginia, suggests we’re likely to see more politically motivated violence, not less; America’s gun owners send a message with their wallets; and a horrific act in Toronto that technically wasn’t formal terrorism but is starting to feel indistinguishable from it.
Politics, the Drug That Justifies the Urge to Hurt Other People
Associated Press, April 21: Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist’s home.
Back in 2003, Chris Hedges wrote a book entitled War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. (You can probably get the gist of his perspective from his 2008 book, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.) Still, there’s a lot of truth in the title. Think of all the martial metaphors we use to describe the ups and downs of life: We’re in a battle, we’re charging forward, we’re crusading for a cause, we’re chasing a goal, we’re fighting for our ...
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Jim Geraghty
Making the click-through worthwhile: How a small act of vandalism in Alexandria, Virginia, suggests we’re likely to see more politically motivated violence, not less; America’s gun owners send a message with their wallets; and a horrific act in Toronto that technically wasn’t formal terrorism but is starting to feel indistinguishable from it.
Politics, the Drug That Justifies the Urge to Hurt Other People
Associated Press, April 21: Protester faces charges for vandalism at NRA lobbyist’s home.
Back in 2003, Chris Hedges wrote a book entitled War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning. (You can probably get the gist of his perspective from his 2008 book, American Fascists: The Christian Right and the War on America.) Still, there’s a lot of truth in the title. Think of all the martial metaphors we use to describe the ups and downs of life: We’re in a battle, we’re charging forward, we’re crusading for a cause, we’re chasing a goal, we’re fighting for our ...
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