Rand Paul is right to worry about increasing political violence

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Why do some pro-life extremists murder abortion doctors? Because they believe those doctors kill babies and should be repaid in kind. Yet, I don’t know anyone Right or Left, including the overwhelming majority of pro-lifers, who finds the murder of doctors anything less than horrendous.

Why do some Black Lives Matter extremists go on cop-killing rampages? Because they believe the police are killing black men and women wantonly, and should be repaid in kind. Yet, I don’t know many people Left or Right, including the majority of anti-police brutality activists, who find the murder of law enforcement officers anything less than despicable.

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