Reply #8: Agreed [View All]

We do not need to become like them my friends. When we lose our compassion and our understanding of these people we have become as guilty as they are.

I don't hate these men, I pity them. To be so angry and afraid all the time. It obviously drove them to irrational acts.

Are they terrorists? no. Fools and ignorant men, yes. Should they be prosecuted for what they have done? you bet your ass. A harsh punishment is in order.

One of my biggest concerns in liberal progressive message boards (I am a self proclaimed lib/prog myself) is that we have enough hate in this world. For us to HATE means we give up one of the main hallmarks of what it means to be liberal. That doesn't mean I condone the behavior and I think individuals such as the above mentioned need to be made examples of, in order to stop any further action against the protestors, but I do not hate these men.

Hate is a funny thing. It harms you more than it harms the person you hate. We cannot be self-righteous about our own hate, while condemning the hating of the repubs. We are bigger than that.