Why are liberal leaders (JFK, Gandhi, MLK, etc.) assassinated so much more frequently than conservatives?
Liberal leaders tend to threaten the very existence of the neo-cons and facists and given there are some very extreme elements amongst them life can be very dangerous for those who stick their head above the political parapet in the interests of the people. Conversely I cannot think of anyone historically who would be regarded as a dangerous Liberal.
To the guy above me, JFK was very liberal. JFK was a HUGE civil rights advocate during a time when that was NOT popular and was creating a lot of controversy. A few reasons. 1. Liberals by definition … liberate the underdog. 2. The ppl in power normally fight change that they believe is going to threaten that power. 3. Liberals fight for fairness while republicans believe in dominance. That is their twisted view of survival of the fittest. 4. MAIN REASON – republican leaders control their base by hate and prejudices. I am not making this up. Watch http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/… Karl Rove has admitted that hate is the most power emotion in an election. He has admitted that he uses issues like gay marriage to motivate his base’s hate in order to get them to vote.
