04-19-2019, 12:17 PM
(04-19-2019, 12:04 PM)Benton Wrote: Your disappointment is noted.
As a person and a journalist I believe Nazis have a right to opinions. This incident with CBS is one more blip on trying to normalize and give acceptance to white supremacy. If you expect me to support that trend, you don't know me very well.
What an abysmally misguided take on this thread. I think you do more to normalize abhorrent viewpoints by banning or threatening them then by giving them the ability to profess their view points.
Quote:Personally, I don't like the "well, what about the innocent people" defense. That absolves people of having to think for themselves. If I call you a tomato and someone bites you, are we going to blame you or me over the label, and not the idiot that thought you were a fruit? Hold people accountable for their actions, Nazi and tomato-biter alike.
It's not a defense, it's a byproduct. Even if there was 100% assurance that no non-Nazi would ever be punched I'd be making the same point; that responding to words with violence is both wrong an unAmerican.
(04-19-2019, 12:06 PM)Benton Wrote: I don't disagree with you. I just don't like this attempt to normalize white supremacy by painting them as victims.
Then you must love this thread as that's not what's being advocated for here. Anyone who is physically attacked for their words is a victim of unwarranted violence though. How about Farrakhan, can a Jewish person punch him in the face because he's a virulent antisemite? How about a black lives matter protester who, although in the minority of that group, is advocating killing police officers, can a LEO run up and punch them in the face? The answer to all of this is no, and Nazis, Islamic extremists, Westboro Baptists, Nation of Islam can, and should, all profess their abhorrent beliefs in this country without fearing for their physical safety.
