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[Jackalope]

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I can think of several lines of thought that lead to an affirmative answer. One being that violence may be necessary to get rid of political opponents; another that it may be necessary to engage in violence to deal with those involved in the ongoing attempt to undermine democracy, the violence in the latter might be applied by legitimate authorities. That scenario is the one where I might answer affirmatively, while not supporting the violence at all.

Those aren't the only motivations, of course. There's also those that might argue that billionaires adorning lampposts isn't a terrible idea, for example.

[brewer]

Times have certainly changed.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_in...ted_States

[ShinyCrystals]

Though all options have listed “Strongly Disagree” as way higher than “Strongly Agree”, the fact that the Republicans part has shown the “Strongly Agree” vote to be higher than that of the other groups is telling me that the number of republicans who think violence is the way is still big in number, and that these people (not all republicans, though) aren’t thinking well.

Not a surprise to me, really.

What I really wonder, is what those numbers would look like in 1974. I'd bet the number of 'strongly agree' would be well under five percent instead of hovering around 1 in 5 Americans.

You know, THAT is an interesting question that should be answered. Gee, if there were a chart like that in 1974 for comparison, I'd say, based on your best of "strongly agree" probably being under five percent could show that between then and now, times sure have changed.

[Fake Messiah]

The Italian volcano Etna has started erupting smoke rings



https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-ri...00229.html

[The Valkyrie]

The Italian volcano Etna has started erupting smoke rings



https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-ri...00229.html

If it keeps smoking like that it's going to develop a terrible cough

[Angrboda]

Those are UFOs. Don't believe the fake news.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Someone explain to me how this is not a war crime:

Palestinian Detainees Routinely Undergoing Amputations For Handcuff Injuries

“Just this week, two prisoners had their legs amputated due to handcuff injuries, which unfortunately is a routine event,” the doctor said in the letter, according to the Haaretz report on Thursday. He wrote that inappropriate care at the detention facility has led to “complications and sometimes even in the patient’s death,” adding that “this makes all of us – the medical teams and you, those in charge of us in the health and defense ministries, complicit in the violation of Israeli law.”

The medical source, who spoke to CNN on Thursday on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, said all the Gazan detainees they saw at the field hospital had all four limbs shackled, which the source said increases the risk of blood clotting and other health concerns.

Nazi Germany treated Allied POWs better than this, ffs.

Boru

[arewethereyet]

The Italian volcano Etna has started erupting smoke rings



https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-ri...00229.html

Does this mean there's a new Pope?

[Thumpalumpacus]

It's a shame Biden lacks the gonads to end arms shipments under a US law forbidding their shipment to any nation suspected of war crimes. He's far too worried about electoral politics to care about atrocities.

[Nanny]

The Italian volcano Etna has started erupting smoke rings



https://www.yahoo.com/news/mysterious-ri...00229.html

If it keeps smoking like that it's going to develop a terrible cough

Snoop Dog must be visiting Italy.