I have read many a diary and/or comment that, on one level or another, amounted to a call to violence.
It is never appropriate to advocate violence. Never.
It is never appropriate to attack another with personal, violent attacks because they are just plain wrong. Never. No matter how wrong.
It is never appropriate to make comments implying bodily harm against another poster. Never.
It is never appropriate to use the violent rhetoric associate with the Right. Never.
If we do, that diary or comment will become exhibit A in the republican's response.
We cannot agree with violence as then we become them.
We cannot allow this.
We cannot condone this.
We cannot give them the weapon to bludgeon us.
Let us disagree, as I often do. Let us argue. Let us have vigorous arguments in the comments. But, never ever should we make violent attacks.
That makes us no better than them.
And, we are much better than that.