I’m Sorry, Which Side Are Violent Haters, Again?

What a difference two years makes. Prop 8 has been overturned and, as President Obama likes to say, it provides us with a clear and unmistakable “teaching moment.”

Cast your minds back to 2008 when Prop 8 was passed by 54% of the voting public.  How did the losing side react? Vandalism, violence, threats of violence, mail laced with a “white powdery substance” sent to Mormon temples, intimidation and sheer, unadulterated hate and anger. Now, compare that reaction to that of those who supported Prop 8 in the wake of it being overturned.

Nothing more than: “We will appeal this decision.”

The Left has insisted for years that the Right is inherently violent to the point of actually labeling us as “low-grade, domestic terrorists” in one government report. Now, if we are so predisposed to violence and hate and the Left is so dedicated to non-violence and “tolerance,” how does one explain the 180 degree difference in reactions to political set backs like Prop 8? One side accepted defeat peacefully and calmly. The other side rampaged in the streets.

The difference is crystal clear, at least when it comes to gay marriage, as to who is more prone to violence and hate and who is not.