On Saturday, a horrific event occurred that left six people dead, an Arizona Congresswoman fighting for her life, and has developed into a political assassination. Currently, Repbulicans and Democrats are using this tragedy to perhaps point fingers and assign blame. Do you think that the inflammatory political rhetoric between Republicans and Democrats on issues such as immigration, health care, and the economy should be toned down?

I don't think that it is necessary for people to point fingers at each other, especially after this incident. What happened was a completely senseless and irrational act and there is no proof of the person that started the shooting being on any sides.However, whether it was out of insanity or it was planned, when it involves actual humans getting hurt, I think the rhetoric between both Democratic and Republicans should tone down what they are saying. Although we are all humans and people will say things without anything to back up their opinion, people need to learn when they went too far.For example, Fred Phelps is trying to make a statement by starting a strike in front of a funeral, and why? I believe that it is not only disrespectful but a girls life was lost.There are many issues that can be linked to this. For example, the enforcement of guns and all this publicity is a huge reason to why people do the things they do, because it gets their word out. When I see political debates, people obviously do not always agree with each other, but to say things that become out of proportion will only make them feel better but not solve anything. If people would only know when to tone things down and respect each others opinions when they should there would be less situations that lead to people doing irrational things. I think that if they keep this up, it will not solve anything and eventually lead to more problems in the future.


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