Political violence - how much of a problem and who's responsible?

[filghy2]

I think I will start my own thread. All of you are welcome to join me - Flighty, Stavros, Bronco, Laphro, anyone else who has a political argument to make, I will field ALL debates in my thread.

I'm fine with you having your own thread, especially if it means other threads can be danger-free zones. Most people are happy to post under relevant topic threads rather than creating their own, but we're liberals so we are happy to cater for those with special needs.