[Max Goodman]

Originally Posted by William A. Baurle

The first thing that jumps out at me in the article is at the very beginning, when the author is saying, not just intimating, but directly stating, that Trump was making "a clear provocation to commit murder, however he and his handlers may try to spin it."

This is exactly the kind of clear exaggeration that almost certainly falls into the defamation category, if you ask me, though I'm not in the legal profession.

The angry rhetoric of politicians and commentators with large followings kills. Churchgoers George Tiller and those Dylan Roof killed are likely among its victims. That there can never be proof that the words of anyone in particular caused a nut to kill someone makes it hard to criticize this dangerous speech and easy to criticize those who try to do so.