Violence

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about the recent shooting in Tucson, Arizona of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords I read in the blog of “wondergoon” / The house of goonery:
What can I say about the recent shooting in Tucson, Arizona of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords that hasn’t already been said on the major news outlets and throughout the blogosphere?

I’m appalled, on a personal level, at the violence. I think any sane and reasonable person would be. Only a truly evil person would consider this a good thing and advocate for more violence.
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Reaction | The House of Goonery.

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frizztext (Germany) comments:

There are too many guns and rifles in the U.S.! That is not only unpleasant in cases such as John F. Kennedy or Martin Luther King . This is a daily common problem there. The threat of crime is rampant. School shootings reached worldwide fame (in Germany, unfortunately too). Perhaps this country should not glorify so much the use of weapons with those never-ending military operations (even Germany has lost nothing in Afghanistan). In Tucson, Arizona, in the politically motivated assassination of Gabrielle Giffords, is scrupulously clear, how the malicious Republican anger vs. the Democrats, vs. Barack Obama and his progressive ideas can turn quickly in the brains of idiots to murder lust. The United States is to be hoped that they learn to make their political battles gradually as a civilized nation, with language and not with weapons. This also applies to foreign policy.

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Es gibt zu viele Pistolen und Gewehre in den USA. Das fällt nicht nur unangenehm auf in Fällen wie John F. Kennedy oder Martin Luther King. Das ist alltägliches Problem. Die Bedrohung durch Kriminalität nimmt überhand. Schul-Amokläufe erreichen weltweite Berühmtheit (in Deutschland leider auch). Vielleicht sollte dieses Land den Waffen-Gebrauch nicht so sehr heroisieren durch die nie endenden Militär-Einsätze (auch Deutschland hat in Afghanistan rein gar nichts verloren – so sehr es auch der adelige Verteidigungsminister es zu genießen scheint). In Tucson, Arizona, im politisch motivierten tödlichen Anschlag auf Gabrielle Giffords, wird peinlichst deutlich, wie die hämische republikanische Wut auf den Demokraten Obama und seine fortschrittlichen Ideen im Hirn von Idioten schnell umschlagen kann zu Mordgelüsten. Den USA ist zu wünschen, dass sie ihre politischen Richtungskämpfe allmählich wie eine zivilisierte Nation durchzuführen lernt: mit Sprache und nicht mit Waffengebrauch. Das gilt auch für die Außenpolitik.

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