Firstly, I am new to the SDMB and am not sure if this is the correct arena for my question, but it seemed the most fitting.
In light of the Arizona shootings, which the suspect admitted was meant to target U.S. Rep Gabrielle Giffords, should the politicians who promoted the idea of 2nd admendment remedies and violence against government be called to task?
I am a relative newcomer to the world of politics, never gave it much thought until mid 2006 when I saw a televised speech of Barack Obama’s that made the hair on my arms stand up and tears come to my eyes. However, in the lead up to the 2008 elections, I do not recall vitriolic rhetoric that espoused violence against government if one does not agree with political positions of their elected officials. This seems to be a new, and horrifying, twist to the already heated, mud-slinging, name calling, one-upmanship contest that currently serves as our political arena. One who aspires to achieve office should, ideally, have the best interests of this country at heart. Promoting violence, encouraging people to take up arms against their government, and otherwise inciting riot CANNOT be good for this country and those that insist upon this course of action should be held to account when their seeds bear fruit.