Interesting take on the subject. (To coin an LJI phrase!)
Arizona has developed a reputation as a bastion of right-wing conservatives. I find myself wondering if it s even more true than I had thought. Each of the states has a certain reputation as to political bent, whether deservedly or not. We read in this morning's paper about a resident of northern Idaho that is expecting the apocalypse this April, for example. I find myself thinking, hmm, yes, Idaho. Figures. imagining Idaho as a bastion of end-of-the-world types. And so it goes with Arizona.
As for the gun sights depicted over areas where Palin or anybody else might like to "take out" an adversary, I would suggest that in the future this sort of symbolism may come to be considered in bad taste. (Thanks in large part to incidents such as the current one.)
I do think that normal people would understand that it is simply a cutesy target. But I feel it's the unhinged fringe members of our society who will take this far too literally.
But then again, you know how it is often said that anybody who would kill someone else is obviously crazy and ought to get an insanity verdict.
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Arizona has developed a reputation as a bastion of right-wing conservatives. I find myself wondering if it s even more true than I had thought. Each of the states has a certain reputation as to political bent, whether deservedly or not. We read in this morning's paper about a resident of northern Idaho that is expecting the apocalypse this April, for example. I find myself thinking, hmm, yes, Idaho. Figures. imagining Idaho as a bastion of end-of-the-world types. And so it goes with Arizona.
As for the gun sights depicted over areas where Palin or anybody else might like to "take out" an adversary, I would suggest that in the future this sort of symbolism may come to be considered in bad taste. (Thanks in large part to incidents such as the current one.)
I do think that normal people would understand that it is simply a cutesy target. But I feel it's the unhinged fringe members of our society who will take this far too literally.
But then again, you know how it is often said that anybody who would kill someone else is obviously crazy and ought to get an insanity verdict.