NEED TO KNOW | Jon Meacham on Political Anger and Hate in America | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/needtoknow In this video essay, Need to Know co-host Jon Meacham takes a look back at moments when hate has exploded in America, and to more recent expressions of it against members of Congress. NEED TO KNOW is on PBS Friday nights at 8:30pm ET (check your local listings).

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[catherinesherard]

How have you been finding it?

[myndzi]

Americans don't get angry enough anymore.

[mizzoulibertarian]

Al Copane was not a nice guy. he beat a guy to death with a baseball bat. lol

[misticspear]

@ikkoikki well said

[ikkoikki]

Anger is good, anger leads to change, to reform. But what these people demonstrate is hate, bigotry and intolerance. They preach the Bible but advocate assassination of people they disagree with; they hate government involvement in daily life but maintain Medicare and want Washington to dictate what consensual sexual practices are acceptable; they speak of the little man and support the corporation. If it weren't so scary it would be funny.

[henleythecat]

Thank you Mr. Meacham

[akwhiteraven]

slime 7 doesnt know radical

[tvsbbs]

Hmm I think the hatred started with the Obamazombies bashing Hillary consistantly during the primaries but if you want to think the tea baggers started oh well.. Lets also not forget those tshirts obama supporters wore calling palin a cu*t. But its all on the right yep

[slhines7]

Rightfully pissed and yes BO is a radical.

[ThisSentenceIsFalse]

The man who was yelling "Afro-Leninism" doesn't seem to understand what turned Leninism into the horror it became in the first place--hate and paranoia. Oh well.