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Also a reminder - a left-wing nut shot Scalise during a baseball game. Rand Paul was attacked at his home and had his ribs broken. There was an assassination

• christophilus 4y ago
  Yep. The extremes have gotten crazier. Hence the thought that civil war or at least a really nasty escalation could happen.
  • vkou 4y ago
    No, they haven't. The left used to have people like the Weathermen, the civil rights movement used to have the Black Panthers. Nowadays, there aren't any groups with their reach or methods, whereas their equivalents on the right have exploded in popularity, mindshare, and political reach. That explosion is what made Jan 6th possible two years ago, and what will give legs to the next try.
    • christophilus 4y ago
      In my lifetime, no one on the left tried to assassinate a conservative Supreme Court justice until the last few years. It’s gotten more extreme. The left might not be as crazy as they were in the 60s or whatever, but things are more heated today than at any point in my 30 year memory.
• Beltalowda 4y ago
  In Rand Paul's case it was just a conflict with his neighbour over leaves in the garden or some such incredibly stupid thing like that, right? I don't believe there was a political motive behind that one.