Radical Americans

The author of the blog Lone Star Lefty discusses in the blog Dallas man arrested over online threat against Obama a recent ad made by a Dallas resident to kill President Obama and the rest of the government after the recent passing of the Health Reform Bill. Although it may seem as just another random act of violence, the issue is very relevant today with several “political” groups around the country toeing the line between citizen action in politics and citizen hatred toward politics.

After the election of President Obama in 2008 and the passing of several reform bills (economic reform bill and health reform bill), groups of citizens around the United States have come together to express their concern with Obama’s administration. On the surface these groups appear to be a healthy part of a democratic government, but as more and more are being learned about them, these groups appear to have an underlying motive of racism and hatred. Most of these groups have come together under the heading of the Tea Party Movement which has grabbed considerable headlines because of their fanaticism.

The author’s intention of the article appears to hint at an overall distaste for these groups in general, although using this specific incident makes the blog more intimate to the reader – seeing the actual reality of what some of these fanatics are doing. I think the author touched on a subject that just about any reader would sympathize with because of the fanatic behavior of this individual, which I think leaves the reader questioning the legitimacy of these fanatic groups as a whole – possibly the intention of the author. Even though criticizing these “right-wing” groups would appear to be the mark of a “leftist” (which possibly the author is), the subject goes beyond the boundaries of left and right and touches a human aspect of what can and does happen in politics.

Some of these groups protesting the Obama administration are healthy for democracy and appear to display their feelings in a healthy and productive way, but the more radical groups are crossing the line. As seen in this video, some of these groups are “hurting” the integrity of the United States of America and the United States Constitution. Under the guise of being concerned about “unconstitutional” acts made by the Obama administration and concern with “big government” some of these groups clearly have other factors driving them. I’m glad the author was courageous enough to blog about this subject, and I hope that all the readers leave the article concerned about these “radical Americans.”