Should "libs" condemn violence?

The Democratic Party -- and especially the liberal wing of which -- is broadly unprepared for what's coming. Large scale political violence is inevitable at this point. The Republicans don't believe in rules and they want absolute power; there's no other way for that situation to resolve itself.

If Biden had all the Republicans who voted against the Jan 6th commission arrested and put to death, it would be completely justified. Question in my mind is what level of violence is strategically advantageous. Someone definitely needs to go out there and warm liberals up to the idea of assaulting people, but I'm not sure it should be the President; it would be too jarring after all this time, and he'd be putting a very important reputation on the line. If I was some kind of puppet master of the DNC, I'd have the talking heads on CNN & MSNBC come out in favor of throwing beer cans, citing the extreme risk of fascism. Let people get mad, let it blow over, and then escalate like the Republicans have been doing.

When the other side sees violence as "justified", how can we refuse to even defend ourselves ?

The bottom line is, people only respect non-violence in theory.

When I was a child and my family admired Martin Luther King, Jr. for his restraint in the face of violent attacks, it didn’t escape my notice that the white kids all admired John Wayne, whose characters were always violent.

I don't think you can have a serious intellectual discussion about politics with anyone who uses the word "libs", or any other silly term.

Have to discourage anyone from doing things like this but I also get your point - are we too civilized when dealing with the other side?

Any human being should condemn violence. However, it is also appropriate that there be different penalties for different situations and forms of violence. For example, the Las Vegas shooter who killed 60 and wounded 500 should be treated differently than someone who threw a can at Ted Cruz. Both are violent. Both are wrong. But they are not the same and do not deserve the same penalty.

Yeah, I think "libs" should do that. If "libs" or anyone are going to condemn violence towards political figures they agree with, like or do not despise...then to do otherwise does seem to ring a bit hypocritical.

Yes it should be more brought out by Democrats that violence is wrong and the GOP is encouraging, condoning and rewarding it.

I think it's easier to make effective changes by using non-violent and non-abusive forms of activism.

Discuss each issue using proven statistics to show the scale of things and how people are affected in general.
DOn't ignore those who slip through the cracks; they are just as important.
Run trials on new policies and gradually enlarge their scope to test how well they work.
Research how other countries achieve success and copy those models.
Address the subject; never attack on a personal level.
Keep steady with these and the win becomes inevitable: people see the results.

Nobody in a capitalist system represents anyone who isn't strongly pro war and violence.

Condemn the act as you would any act of violence and move on. And do it unconditionally.

It shouldn't be one-sided, but yes, Democrats must condemn violence. We know Republicans are advocates of violence against liberals and their families, but no stopping that train.

Why would they start now?