While I do not agree with much of what Donald Trump says, I would have to say that he is not to blame for the violent protesters showing up at his rallies. For his GOP opponents and other critics to be claiming that he is creating some kind of "atmosphere of violence" is ludicrous. It is as baseless as those who blamed Pamella Gellar and her Muslim cartoon contest for "inciting" violent Muslims to act. Some say that Trump should have known better, that the areas in which he has been holding the rallies are "inciting" the local populations. That would be like saying that the Civil Rights protests where blacks were getting sprayed with fire hoses, attacked by police dogs, and beaten by armored police with clubs, "should have known better," that they were "inciting" the racist whites by going into such an area to protest, that what did they think would happen?
Trump and his supporters have every right to hold rallies, wherever they want. If local people don't like him, then the solution is to counter his speech with their own speech, not to try to shut him up. With regards to Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, and John Kasich who have been criticizing Trump's speech as being responsible for the violent acts, I do not know if they really believe what they are saying or if they are just saying these things because they are desperate, but if it's the former, then it really strikes me as cowardice and wimping out on their part. They should standing with Trump on this issue because it is a universal issue. Political speech is one of the most important rights there are. No one has a right to infringe on it.
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