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Originally Posted by Slava
Well sure, people are upset and have every right to be. No one is debating that. But don't you think that it crosses the line when the commentary changes from a tone of "I'm made that you crossed the floor and won't vote for you" to "you should be shot" type of thing? I don't think that's appropriate, regardless of the views you might have of the persons politics.
I do think that there is a sentiment that these types of comments "come with the territory" and I just plain disagree. People can be angry, and upset. They can disagree vehemently and absolutely can and should voice that disagreement. But the name calling, thinly veiled threats and behaviour like that shouldn't be tolerated.
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First, yeah, I agree that it's over the line and people shouldn't say anything like that. I also recognize that this is the internet, and the reality is that it's going to happen, especially when you're a public figure.
So it doesn't "come with the territory" of being an MLA, but it does "come with the territory" of being a controversial figure (which she is, now) and existing online. Until someone regulates trolling and being an a-hole on the internet, and I don't even think they should do that, this is going to be the trade-off for having a twitter account. People can say mean, horrible things to you. You can then block them. This isn't exclusive to politicians.
But what Jansen has done here, tried to distract from legitimate criticism by mining her comment stream for the worst of what people will say when they're not face to face with someone and casting herself as a victim (and her critics as those victimizing her), is so repugnant it actually competes with the decision to cross the floor in the first place for sheer obnoxiousness.