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Republican Mayor Physically Charges at Resident as He Loses It (newrepublic.com)
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What's that again about political violence coming from the "Left"?

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[–] -3 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

So worth remembering that incident of politican harassment has gone up by about 50% irrespective of party in the last 3 years federally. Also true across the board in the US.

I am not justify the acts, but putting this in context.

it's obvious, but the system isn't responding to, connecting with, or improving constituents lives. Or the constituents have become less tolerant of not being listened to... even if the message are mixed.

And of course the media is not helping. Telling the whole story is important, not just a perspective.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 hours ago (1 child)

    incident of politican harassment has gone up by about 50% irrespective of party in the last 3 years federally

    How much do you want to bet that the federal definition of "politician harassment" has widened dramatically during those same 3 years?

    Also true across the board in the US.

    Is it, though? According to who?

    the system isn't responding to, connecting with, or improving constituents lives. Or the constituents have become less tolerant of not being listened to

    Correct, but it's AND, not or.

    And of course the media is not helping

    Even more correct

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  • [–] -1 points 2 hours ago

    So the Capitol police attribute some of this to an increased detection, not a redefinition. But your point is still vaild, with a caveat. While the Federal threats have blossomed, it's not just them.

    study after study after study after study shows an increase of politicians being abused, attacked, and harassed.

    And it's global not just the US.

    We live in a attention economy which doesn't want real answers, or real context. Whom ever sounds the best wins. The problem is that Nature doesn't take a side.

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