 A naive hope, no doubt. The other problem is that the statement, there is no place for political violence in America, isn't true. It obviously isn't true. Of course there can be a place for political violence in this country or any country. This country was born in political violence. This country wouldn't exist without political violence. We just celebrated political violence on July 4th. Political violence can, in certain circumstances, be morally justified. The political violence that resulted in the formation of this country