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Originally Posted by Stealth Hunter
Or somebody will kill him...
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I find comments like this and other such comments on other boards to be deeply disturbing.
If you were trying to be funny and flippant I don't think you succeeded
I find nothing funny or flippant about the assassination of one of our politicians.
If you were being serious, then shame on you. The United States is not proud of our history of assassinations. We have had and still have nut cases who attempt to use violence to remove an elected member of our government. We should be thankful that we have such a good Secret Service and we are lucky that for the most part none of our citizens considers this violent act.
One of the many things that makes America a great democracy is that while we may passionately disagree on politics, the assassination of our politicians remains a rare occurrence.
I will gladly accept the title of SUBSIM party pooper, but I do not think posting anything "predicting" the assassination of any American politician is anything to joke about.
Other joking is great. Joke about how old McCain is, or make fun at the way he speaks. There are tons of stuff to joke about all the nominees. Humour is great.
I just don't think joking about a nominee being assassinated is appropriate.