Of course, Zoellner never really deals with the ultimate nullifier of all arguments about violent crime: In the last few years, as a recession has groaned on and on and Americans have grown more isolated, the crime rate has actually declined. Something must be worse now, right? Zoellner hones in on a few things that have changed rapidly and?from the liberal?s perspective?horrendously. He talks with Jon Justice, a drive-time radio host who used to bully Giffords as socialist or socialist-enabler. ?There is a blanket assurance in talk radio that one?s interests are being looked out for,? writes Zoellner, ?that some brave body is finally calling bullshit and speaking the truth to power.? Well, yes: But in the very next paragraph, Zoellner admits that ?there is nothing new about this in America.? In a book ostensibly about how something new and dark is happening to the country, Zoellner points out that Dallas, before JFK?s final visit, was roiled by right-wing conspiracy theories. ?A report on the social context of Dallas in 1963,? writes Zoellner, ?concluded that a pervasive culture of condoning violence as a way of settling disputes, as well as a competition to make outrageous political statements without shame or challenge, provided a logical arena for the sudden murder of a politician.?
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