politics of the bullet

The preferred use of violence or terrorism ("the bullet") over the more commonly used ballot, bribery, or lobbying forms of "influencing" government.

Alternate: Politics of a bullet - The sniper-style assassination of government officials.

The Supreme Court upheld American's right to bear arms. This November, expect the politics of the bullet to decide who takes the White House.

by Man-Machine July 11, 2008