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Charlottesville alt-right white nationalist torch rally
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No, there are some major amendments to that protocol:
Is the suspect:
( ) Black or Brown (use supplied colour chart to see if applies)
( ) Hippie
( ) Eco Protestor
( ) Feminist*
( ) All of the above**
In case one or more of these boxxes apply, then apply the standard procedure, otherwise be careful.
* Feminist, if hot, should be sexually assaulted otherwise just sexually harassed.
** In case of all of the above, please apply extreme force and consider the target the worst human alive!
cloudscale
Banned
I was actually in Charlottesville during the last KKK protest they held about a month ago (during a tradition the school has called "midsummers"). In that case, too, I think I remember the counter protesters easily outnumbered the protesters.
I'm not going to sit here and say that the city doesn't have a racism problem. But, I think you'll find the entire United States has a racism problem. There are racists everywhere in every city, and some complex combination of social factors (a major one being Bannon's position of power in the White House, and another being Trump's condemnation lites of hatred) drives groups to gather and form these rallies we're seeing.
The school certainly has diversity issues. I never felt quite at home going to school there not being from a white upper class family. Couldn't afford the clothes my peers did, didn't attend private or high end public schools from the same areas, and so on. And yeah, I found that many times, people were really insensitive and would crack stupid jokes about people and things they couldn't understand and didn't grow up around.
But that's different from going full Richard Spencer and going full white nationalist. You never go full white nationalist.
Wet Bloodfart
Banned
Fuck Trump's response.
Edit - Already posted.
What a confusing president we have. I could swear he was just making jokes about police brutality.
Morrigan Stark
Arrogant Smirk
Daaaamn
I don't know what's more offensive, the nazi salute or the douche wearing sunglasses at nightFuck this scum
no I'm not serious
This will never, ever not be funnyObligatory:
Eh. I am having this debate with a friend right now. He seems to strongly object to calling all of these people nazis. "Some are, but not all", and apparently that's an important distinction to make because reasons ("understanding their motivations to better oppose them" or some such).
Personally, I couldn't care less. Perhaps the lady at the back in the pic below isn't technically a nazi and just a run-of-the-mill white supremacist, but she's perfectly happy marching right behind a dude waving a nazi flag, so who the fuck cares about the distinction? One wants to gas Jews, the other doesn't but is OK with people who do? Pah.
minor effort
Banned
Basically. By saying the "hate" is on both sides today, it's suggesting that armed neo-nazis marching down the streets of American cities "wouldn't be a problem if those pesky counter-protestors just shut up and stayed home. Can't we all just get along and respect free speech?"
PersonAndStuff
Member
Maybe you're right. I was just happy he wasn't directly pouring the gasoline.
Here is a nice summary of the "Lost Cause" movement and why debate over these statues is important.
benjipwns
Banned
gross i don't want to go there
He was not arrested he was briefly detained by the MILITARIZED POLICE and today is a great day and victory for him. My source being a video he posted on his twitter account an hour ago.
A half hour ago:
Are you familiar with the concept of "The Good One(s)"?
Basically POC that are willing to shit on their own identities and communities if it means they'll be accepted by white people.
afternoon delight
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One of the few funny aspects of this whole embarrassing parade of backward, dangerous, abhorrent people is that Cahtlottesville is a liberal pocket of resistance in very red territory. They couldn't have picked a worse place to 'rally the cause' for miles.
One of the good ones, fuck you got mine, didn't think he meant me etc
exactly. It's a disgraceful response. Would be shocking if it was anyone besides Trump n co.
Antifa, BLM, and counter protestors all had a good showing.
What an age we live in where Antifa covers their face and the white nationalists no longer hide behind Klan robes.
Yeah, that KKK that had around 50 people was likely almost entirely people from the rural areas surrounding the city (and I'm sure some Charlottesville people as well). This current nazi march isn't a rally of locals, this is people coming from numerous states looking for a fight due to Charlottesville being a city that is opting to tear down their confederate statues.
benjipwns
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You mistake their intentions and goals.
cloudscale
Banned
Also, just said on CNN: Last month when the KKK protested in Charlottesville, there were fifty KKK protesters versus one thousand counter protesters.
Really, I would suggest reserving the speed of your judgments a teensy bit for complicated matters like this. Maybe also expand your set of criteria beyond a few videos of protests and the name of a city in Virginia for what constitutes a "racist city."
SolidSnakex
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The same people who think Kaepernick is unamerican and wouldn't watch football if he got a job
That's really depressing
thanks for clearing that up though. I'll just be chillin and see a phone wallapaper like M.A.G.A. and I'm like "dude.. you're a white supremacist and you aren't .. white... why would you do this.. MAGA is bad."Of course I don't say this but I really want to :/
Cause the right sure doesn't want to take any in this.
ArkhamFantasy
Member
Surprised it took so long.
This bears repeating.
Fair enough. My bad. I didn't see the whole picture, only the nazis. I did more digging (ugh) and realize there's a great show of support against these fuckers
cloudscale
Banned
minor effort
Banned
Indeed. The point isn't that these are all just stereotypical rural KKK folks or militia members living off the grid. Neo-nazis like the ones seen in Charlottesville exist in every major "liberal" city in America, from coast to coast and every state in between.
Many of these people are ivy league educated, come from wealthy liberal families in wealthy liberal cities, dress well and can correctly identify expensive wines. Vocal white supremacy isn't isolated to those living in rural poverty.
That's really depressing
Of course I don't say this but I really want to :/
A formerly very good friend of mine turned Neonazi. He is.... noticeably darker skinned and asian.
Schadenfreude
Member
Never thought i'd see the day where Donald J. Trump would tweet some vague tip-toey bullshit. This being the same man who has called out people on every form of media known to man. This is such a pussy tweet that i'm surprised Trump isn't clawing at his phone screen right now trying to grab it.
This was expected, but it still makes me sick.
JohnTinker
Limbaugh Parrot
I recorded the part of the stream where Baked Alaska got bear maced, about to upload shortly.
So let's discuss how this is the victim's fault and how can they take responsibility for this.
CrimsonCommie
Member
What? Do you not remember there was a KKK rally in Anaheim not too long ago?
OriginofHysteria
Banned
I'm glad though that there's always a group of people willing to stand up to these fucks and that they always outnumber them.
cloudscale
Banned
yea dude, it's all good... The thing is, probably most people watching the news today are from now on going to have this simplified view of Charlottesville now. Though, that's not actually in any way even remotely as severe of an issue as racists coming out of the woodwork and feeling empowered to do shit like this.
GrooveCommand
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Trump is too much of a pathetic sellout to actually denounce white supremacist because he knows they helped elect him. Trump is human garbage.
The left are the real nazis!
(Said while actual right wing Nazis try to take over a college town)
Krappadizzle
Member
Bunch of idiots with torches. Surely nothing will go wrong.
DrForester
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Wet Bloodfart
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