I'm wary of pointing fingers at the Left or Right when the most extreme and violent among them terrorize opponents. Sadly, it happens. But it's different when the President of the United States actively and unapologetically encourages violence and hate...
...Trump has called the press "the Enemy of the People," congratulated a lawmaker for criminally assaulting a reporter, and routinely points to the press box at his "rallies" to encourage the audience to jeer and boo....
...He has declared himself a nationalist, the term favored by neo-Nazis & white supremacists. He championed racist conspiracy theories about Obama's nationality. He spreads the anti semitic lies about George Soros & leads crowds to chants of "lock her up" about Hillary Clinton...
There will always be fringe people willing to commit violence over political differences. But it's different when the fringe has the blessing of the president of the United States.
