Disturbing comment needing discussion

[Nasty Jack]

I did a post recently under Gun Control re. increased extremism, "Gun nut extremist groups on the rise," and received the following comment:

"I have friends who while conservative where at least somewhat sane-you could debate with them...then Obama was elected and they have gone off the deep end..I have no doubt rw talk radio, Fox news, rw internet-sites like freeppublic is changing these people for the worse...brainwashing.

I have male friends who now gleefully talk of civil war II and revolution..they where never like this 8-10 years ago...as I said they were conservative but not nuts..now they are raving nut jobs with spittle coming out of their mouths (literally) when the topic of Obama comes up"

Since I live in Arizona and have also experienced, almost exactly, this same behavior with conservative friends first-hand, I am wondering just how wide-spread it is?

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. They'd soil themselves the first time a *bang* was heard

and probably trample themselves to death running for the hills.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

2. Surfing the net among the various places they frequent...

...you see all kinds of comments about a possible civil war. You can't even call them extremists anymore really, as in actuality my impression is it's mainstream stuff among gun people, and there's a lot of them.
Whether talk ever materializes in action is another thing entirely, but all this crazy talk can't be a good thing. Last time around we got Mcveigh, after all.

[texshelters]

3. It's everywhere

but here in Arizona, there is no middle ground for many. Good luck, and stay safe.

PTxS

[Turbineguy]

4. There seem to be a lot of Americans

who are itching to kill other Americans.

[MiddleFingerMom]

5. I would bet the idiots you see on the Intertubes are just Internet Tough Guys and...

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... the ones heard physically speaking in public are just full of barroom bravado.
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The ones to REALLY worry about are probably not going to be so easily monitored/identified
unless its by commendable and committed watchdog groups.
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[SunSeeker]

6. Yes. And the Southern Poverty Law Center has a long list of the most hateful ones.

http://www.splcenter.org/get-informed/hate-map

[Kali]

7. meh

I live right in the middle of 'em. they are not going to go off and go nuts, it is just talk and steam. now they WILL vote in ways that harm people, but most of them are full of shit. don't let THEIR paranoia bother you. they are having to deal with an awful lot of change and shock to their ways.

live by example, stay polite and kind. avoid talking politics and religion with people you either don't know well or DO know have major differences, just like most have been taught.