And not just a war of words but the actual kind with intent to kill human beings. A significant part of it is governmental Repugnacons directly inciting it. The latest is Gosar Tweeting a video of killing AOC, for which he was censured in the House with only two Repug votes. So what does Gosar do in response. He re-Tweets that video right after the censure. And lest we forget the violence Twitler incited throughout his Presiduncy, culminating in the Jan. 6 insurrection. Such incitement is producing its desired result. In an email Robert Reich reports:
"At a conservative rally in western Idaho last month, a young man stepped
up to a microphone to ask when he could start killing Democrats. 'When
do we get to use the guns?' he said as the audience applauded. 'How many
elections are they going to steal before we kill these people?' The
local state representative, a Republican, later called it a 'fair'
question.
"Republicans who break party ranks and defy Trump have come to expect death threats—often fueled by their own colleagues who have denounced them as traitors. The 13 House Republicans who voted last week for President Biden's infrastructure bill are getting death threats—such as a caller who told Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois to slit his wrists and 'rot in hell'—and party leaders are calling for them to be stripped of their committee assignments ... because they voted for a bill that invests in roads, bridges, and broadband in their communities."
"According to The New York Times, violent threats against lawmakers are on track to double this year. GOP Representative Fred Upton of Michigan has received multiple death threats in the days since he voted for President Biden's infrastructure bill. One caller left a voicemail saying, 'You're a f---ing piece-of-s--- traitor. I hope you die.' The man went on to say he hopes Upton's family and his entire staff die."
This is exactly what their Party has become and we can no longer live in denial.
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