There HAS to be a line in the sand in a modern society that says that even TALKING about violence as a solution to political conflict is absolutely unacceptable.
I have joked about wanting a pitch fork and torch and today I regret it with all of my heart. I regret that I didn't have the strength of character to rise above violent instincts even in my speech. Today I woke up to news of what violence and politics looks like. It looks like a disturbed young man with a gun and innocent people dying. It looks horrifying.
Please, no more talk about violent revolution. Not even joking like I did. It's not a joke. And it's definitely not something to wish for as some do. Even some on the left.
A little girl died today. That is what violent revolution is. It's innocent people being killed as collateral damage.