08-29-2017, 06:52 PM
(08-29-2017, 06:30 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: You definitely said it, it's in the post I quoted at the top of this page. If you would like to say they aren't the ones getting violent, I may be more inclined to agree, but still wouldn't completely. Because of all that classic liberalism encompasses there could be classic liberals on both the left and the right getting violent.
I've attempted to educate when it comes to certain terms around here in the past, but it is often ignored. The more nuanced understandings of these terms can be understood by reading Wikipedia or some partisan blog, and even getting into it on the board here won't do too much good. This is why I just say caution should be used when using these terms.
In all seriousness, if there were they were carpetbaggers. I know a lot of people that are in favor of keeping those statues around, including those at the forefront of the group trying to keep the city from removing them, for historical reasons. They wanted nothing to do with Kessler's rally, they advised all of their group to stay away and stay away they did. They knew what was going on from the start and they avoided any involvement with it. I admit, I'm painting the crowd with a broad brush, but almost all of that crowd were outsiders there from various racist organizations.
Apparently you did not read my statement in full.
No one's right to say dumb things was being impugned. A citizen cannot strip someone of their right to say dumb things, only the government can do that. If someone gets shouted down, harassed, etc., for that, then that is absolutely legal. If someone is physically assaulted for it, then that is wrong.
Now, what I have seen people be called sympathizers for is victim blaming the people that were run into by a domestic terrorist in Charlottesville. There may have been other instances, but that has been the most common.
1. I was speaking about the violent people protesting. Which has been on the forefront of almost every thread on the board lately.
2. No you have attempted to twist these terms to suit your beliefs. We both are not going have the same ideas about progressives/socialists/communists/etc. you will always romance these groups where I have no problem calling them for what they are....
I remember asking you about pronouns for people and you sent me a link with a list of about 70 terms. One being something called two spirit. You sent me a list of 70+ that could have been three. He, she, or he/she.
3. Carpetbaggers? How about just Americans who value history.
4. So let me know about this anti obama violence. The only ones being violent during the obama years were BLM. And that was at the blessing of obama.
5. When antifa takes to violence they take away someone's rights.
