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Both cases are distressingly telling examples of the authoritarian mentality so often found in right-wing politics — force and mob action to shut down actual discussion. It two sides of the same coin — the right in power versus the right out of power.
Par for the course.
(Via Authoritarian Mindset -Talking Points Memo: by Joshua Micah Marshall.)
If you haven’t heard, right-wing groups are organizing “regular citizens” to show up at these town halls, and essentially heckle, boo, and disrupt the discussion.
Sounds like the party of ideas to me