By The Computer Guru
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For the first time in the history of this republic, President Obama's speech on health care to members of Congress was interrupted from a heckler who happened to be an elected representative. South Carolina Republican Joe Wilson shouted, "You lie!" during the Presidents speech to Congress - in view of the nation and indeed the world.
This is yet another case of the GOP ratcheting up the hate and disrespect for the office of president and the African American who holds it. It is indeed disturbing that the GOP continues to encourage a climate of blind hatred and disrespect that may indeed escalate to violence. Shouts of "Kill him" have already been documented from GOP rallies during the last election. Guns and assault riffles have been prominently shown outside his gatherings for town hall meetings.
My concern here is that the GOP is paving the way for ultimate un-civil acts from the 60's. Remember a famous quote from George Santayana:
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
Life of Reason, Reason in Common Sense, Scribner's, 1905
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