What drove him over the edge? Our economy and his inability to find a job, which he blamed liberals for. Unfortunately it can't be said the hatred is one sided with posts like this one on the Obama website.
Or this one, the reality is there are unbalanced people out there who murder people who did not deserve to die. These people who do these shootings are responsible for their own actions, his blaming liberals is just as wrong as liberals blaming conservatives...Voting for McCain or voting for Obama is not going to create more Jim Adkisson's or less of them. Or will it? Some blog posts out there like this one pointing out the years of hearing hatred aimed at liberals as if they were some type of enemy is a factor. I remember very well things like this, which are supposed to be funny, but many don't see the humor in them.
This discussion is not new, it's been happening for several years, flash back to three years ago. We want to find someone to blame for this kind of thing, the media goes as far as to point out books that Adkisson had by Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity in his home. AHA! We then grasp that as a reason. Yet is it a reason? If we exhibit just as much hatred, how does that make us any different?
Our society has many messages of hate, from both sides, how do you we change that and is it even possible?
4 comments:
I do not hate the liberal.
I hate what the liberal wants to do to our country.
Jim Adkisson was an unbalanced fellow and a kook. Too bad he did not take his own life and save the state of Tennessee the expense of proscecuting him.
Down the road when he is scheduled to be executed, possibly in 2030, it will be liberals standing outside of the prison grounds protesting, holding candles and singing Kumbaya.
Tim
I had a similar "permit" on my work truck; but mine was for Islamic Terrorists. Sick humor is still humor even if it does identify deep rooted sentiments.
A christian man stood up in a church and gave his life, to protect others. Something that has been forgotten over the past few days. A church is not a place of political ideology, as much as some would like to make it so. The man who did this deed is now in custody, and may never see the light of day. Lets not make political hay out of this unfortunate story.
The guy was a nut and will now hopefully be given a punishment that will fit the crime (in theory). Both sides have extremes. One thing I like about your blog Lisa Renee is that you acknowledge that there are crazies on both ends of the spectrum.
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