And agree that “exactly the right way” is a poor choice. Having listened to the other piece first, I take that language to mean talking is better than shooting, but that is way too low a bar and deserving of criticism.

That’s fair - I realized that I was referring to a different piece by Klein

And apologies- I just realized we’re discussing two different pieces. I had just listened this morning to the intro to Klein’s podcast and thought that was the piece to which you were referring. Definitely a different tone than the article to which you were referring.

Why did you use air conditioner repairman person and not lawyer? As a lawyer I would be horrified if my learned friend was killed, even if I deplored his position. Why wouldn’t Klein feel the same way in his position?

Your specific criticisms of Klein’s identification with Kirk are fair, but you haven’t acknowledged his basic point, which is that political violence is bad for everyone, full stop. You’ve attacked the angle he used to enter that discussion and ignored his destination.