http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2009/06/10/in-defense-of-quot-radical-politics-quot.aspxDue to a number of recent events of small-scale violence done in the name of politics, a media hysteria has apparently started to develope over what is labeled as &quot;radical politics&quot;. To be sure, the events that the media has reacted to are certainlyenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)http://mises.org/Community/blogs/brainpolice/archive/2009/06/10/in-defense-of-quot-radical-politics-quot.aspx#209173Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:27:25 GMT944abf2b-d1be-4bf2-990d-438cb0e377e9:209173Rick Dutkiewicz<p>Just this morning, my wife and I were trying to get the local weather forecast. Switching the TV from channel to channel, we took in snippets of the overblown coverage of the white supremacist oldster gunning people down in D.C. Before I could speak my mind, my wife said what I was thinking; &quot;they&#39;re going to take this and make it look as if anyone who thinks outside the status quo is a violent insane creep like this guy&quot;. </p> <p>It&#39;s so common to see this, it almost goes without saying, but let&#39;s NOT let it go without comment. It&#39;s important to speak up, not so much amongst ourselves, but among friends and family. It&#39;s up to us to counter the fear-mongering lies of pop-political media. No one else will do it for us.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://mises.org/Community/aggbug.aspx?PostID=209173" width="1" height="1">