As for the use of war metaphors, see our page A Disastrous Metaphor: Waging Domestic War
Alabama senator says 'empty clip' remark not violent: "An Alabama legislator said it's time to 'empty the clip' when addressing illegal immigration, but he says he wasn't advocating violence.
Others found his remarks frightening after a deadly Arizona rampage.
Sen. Scott Beason said Tuesday he used the phrase in a weekend speech to the Cullman County Republican Club, but not in the sense of firing all the ammunition in a weapon. He said he meant that it will take a wide array of government action to solve illegal immigration and other problems."
The MexicoBlog of the Americas Program, a fiscally sponsored program of the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR), is written by Laura Carlsen. I monitor and analyze international press on Mexico, with a focus on security, immigration, human rights and social movements for peace and justice, from a feminist perspective. And sometimes I simply muse.
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