Monday, January 10, 2011

Is "lock and load" rhetoric bad for America?

A great opinion by Marty Kaplan

The "Lock and Load" Rhetoric of American Politics Isn't Just a Metaphor


The conclusion is sound:

If you're worried that violent video games may make kids prone to bad behavior; if you think that misogynic and homophobic rap lyrics are dangerous to society; if you believe that a nipple in a Superbowl halftime show is a threat to our moral fabric - then surely you should also fear that the way public and media figures have framed political participation with shooting gallery imagery is just as potentially lethal.



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