The three state killings came just two days after the Democrats’ sweeping victory in the November 3 midterm elections, which constituted a stunning repudiation of Trump’s policies on social inequality, war, the assault on immigrants and attacks on democratic rights. Yet a wide internet search turns up not a single comment from any Democrat on Thursday’s three executions.

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    It’s really not possible to equate a death to a killing, or a killing to an execution. That is a very narrow idea.

    And you can and should speak up on every issue, yes. It is a politicians job and duty.

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      They can’t solve every issue all at once. Personally, I’m against the death penalty. But I’m more concerned about innocent people dying of starvation or lack of healthcare than about people who have been convicted of murder being executed. Again, I don’t want people executed, but most of them weren’t innocent.

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        They don’t try to solve every issue either. It’s not the same as saying they should shut up?

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      So you don’t think our health insurance system equates to murder? Or at least intentionally killing?

      You don’t think the people letting the poor children starve are murderers?

      I guess we just disagree homes.

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          It’s really not possible to equate a death to a killing, or a killing to an execution.

          Do you think someone being killed by our healthcare system to maximize profit a “death” or a “killing”.

          You said they’re different, I’m asking where your personal line is.

          No one else can answer that question about your personal line.