This morning a gunman opened fire on Republican Representative Steven Scalise and members of his staff while they were practicing baseball. Scalise was hit in the hip. The gunman is dead, shot by security. Apparently before opening fire the gunman asked whether the players on the field were Republicans or Democrats. This has the indications it was political violence, not a gang-banger looking for cred.<\/p>\n
My questions: Will\u00a0the “Resistance” realize they have pushed the assassination theme too far, and pull back from political violence? If not, is this the starting gun (quite literally) for what some have predicted – the Second American Civil War? Remember, civil wars do not always consist of marching armies. They can also develop into partisan warfare, like Bleeding Kansas.<\/p>\n
I would be curious to see what others think things will go.<\/p>\n
(I hinted at the possibility the country would slide into political violence in this<\/a> recent book review.)<\/p>\n Seawriter.<\/p>\n This morning a gunman opened fire on Republican Representative Steven Scalise and members of his staff while they were practicing baseball. Scalise was hit in the hip. The gunman is dead, shot by security. Apparently before opening fire the gunman asked whether the players on the field were Republicans or Democrats. This has the indications it was political violence, not a gang-banger looking for cred.<\/p>\n My questions: Will\u00a0the “Resistance” realize they have pushed the assassination theme too far, and pull back from political violence? If not, is this the starting gun (quite literally) for what some have predicted – the Second American Civil War? Remember, civil wars do not always consist of marching armies. They can also develop into partisan warfare, like Bleeding Kansas.<\/p>\n I would be curious … Continue reading