And these are the individuals who are supposed to be protecting us and enforcing fair and just laws.
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And these are the individuals who are supposed to be protecting us and enforcing fair and just laws.
I consider myself a libertarian and do believe libertarianism (or classical liberalism) stands against everything these pieces of shit murdering terrorists are defending in this rally, and yet, I have no doubt in my heart that there were at least some self-professed libertarians in there, marching side by side with the nazis, rationalizing to themselves that "uniting the right" is more important than... jesus fucking christ... not marching side by side with someone with a literal nazi flag screaming for the death of minorities.
I just know it. I just fucking know it.
I believe in small government, the free market, so on and so forth, but I can't really deny the movement attracts the kind of people marching side by side with nazis. I just fucking know it, man.
I just know it. I just fucking know it.
I believe in small government, the free market, so on and so forth, but I can't really deny the movement attracts the kind of people marching side by side with nazis. I just fucking know it, man.
The world isn't that simple. This isn't some video game or movie where the only way to get a result is to "kill the bad guys". What you're suggestion is starting a civil war over this. And I think you know why that would be a bad idea
Yes, I thought it was a charger as well. Not sure why some are saying minivan and other cars.
Those speech writers are pretty tired.
There were other cars at the scene but it looked like the charger caused their accident and left.
There goes the scared defense.
cloudscale
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Care to share what you're laughing at? Do you disagree?
We're having a discussion here, right? What's with the adversity and demeaning?
foxuzamaki
Doesn't read OPs, especially not his own
Its been 7 mins and trump has yet to get his bitch ass on the podium
AuthenticM
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Code:
[IMG]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DHDNUllW0AAODvU.jpg[/IMG]but guys, I got sworn that they weren't nazis! They were only supposed to be anxious about the economy... :/
I'm saying that if you can't talk it through without assuming the worst of my character based on a few lines of text, then yeah, you're not being rational here.
Organised violence isn't the answer and will only inflame things, yes there is a tipping point where it becomes the only option but that point isn't now and I'd think twice before trying to push everyone to it.
Lonewulfeus
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Nazi sympathizers deserve to be demeaned
Yeah. I mean, we all know that if the police didn't have to be at the rally, the majority would still be there.
Amibguous Cad
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The time for violence is when you believe violence will achieve your goals better than peaceful methods.
If you believe that this attack is going to make the alt right more able to carry out their agenda, then yeah, I suppose you would support the left taking similar measures. But anyone with any skin in the game is trying to distance themselves from the attacks, because the politics of this are horrible, and so would, say, bombing or shooting up the rally before all this happened.
MLK didn't choose nonviolence because he was a starry-eyed idealist. He did it because he knew that power in America flows from public opinion, not from the barrel of a gun. That might change, at some point in the future, but right now we live in a liberal democracy that is at least partially responsive to the will of the public. Winning PR victories is vastly more important than killing a few grunts.
Don't get excited just yet.
Justice hasn't been served yet and now it seems like it won't.
This tweet makes *zero* sense. Is there another gray car with the front completely demolished driving around?
What?
yes, forgot about the whole objectivity thing
Michael F. Assbender
Banned
Bannon made his speechwriter go back and add 15% more dog whistles.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
How did the world solve the nazi problem again? By choosing the right dialogue options and hoping the speech stat kicks in and they magically stop wanting to exterminate people?
It's a bad idea because white America would be more than happy to stand aside and let more terrible shit happen to historically oppressed people?
You can keep all of that worry you've got for those saying enough is enough. Nobody needs it.
They're probably gonna pull some bullshit like "oh he was afraid they'd be filming and didn't want his plates on camera so he removed them before going into the area."
Frozenprince
Banned
"We need to have civil discourse" as literal Nazis advocate for our extermination.
Professor Beef
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probably the people happily declaring themselves nazis
why should i give a shit about a group of people who would rather see me and my race dead in the street than give us some rights? fuck nazis, and fuck people who try to give them a platform to speak with. they don't deserve an ounce of respect or a moment to "hear them out," they deserve to be spit on, shamed, and humiliated. for fuck's sake, even the germans don't give them anything in their country, so why are we?
I remember that I used to think America was overall a decent place, lots of stupid people, but overall decent. But now...I honestly can't say that anymore. 'Stupid' isn't the right word for these Nazi scumbags.
Stay safe, you guys, wherever you are. The good people need to make it through.
Stay safe, you guys, wherever you are. The good people need to make it through.
Hellwarden
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FloweryMarston
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And to think that he would driver over even more people if it wasn't for the cars.
Don't go down that path, those on the alt right would love nothing more than to further the narrative that it's the left who are violent. This is playing in to their hands.
U.S as a whole does imprison select minorities disproportionately to their population, so you can actually argue that the bold is already happening and has been happening for a long time now.
There's a famous Kwame Ture quote about how for nonviolence to work, your opponent must have a conscience.
greycolumbus
The success of others absolutely infuriates me.
Well, it's a start.
Gordon Shumway
Banned
Holy shit..FIX News is furiously trying to defend trump and make no association between him and the alt-right group, and saying that the peaceful march was anything but peaceful. This is amazing to watch lol..fucking spin factory.
TetraGenesis
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Yeah, honestly, I'm not sure. Her tweets don't make a ton of sense.
Yeah, I'm just gonna forget her shit for now.
The Spin Zone.
Perfect Cha0s
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Okay, Senator McCain.
Velocity:Design:Comfort
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Well, you thought wrong. Defunding government agencies, privatizing their functions, and cutting universal services harms minorities and women 100 times more than it harms white people and men. More corporate decision making on a micro and macro scale in the economy harms minorities and women 100 times more than it harms white people and men. If you want weed to be legal that's cool, I agree. If you want less people being arrested, that's cool, I agree. But don't get it mixed up. Read the Libertarian Party enumerated platform. It actually seeks to remove and roll back 1964 CRA civil rights protections.
cloudscale
Banned
I'm a Nazi sympathizer? That's news to me! Holy moly, I didn't expect this kind of fire. Oh man, I've got to be the world's first Nazi sympathizer of my circumstances, lmao.
Lonewulfeus
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Notice how neo nazis are always wearing sunglasses so it's harder to recognize them? It's almost as if they know what they believe in is wrong
Chairman Yang
if he talks about books, you better damn well listen
I agree with everything you've said here.
RumbleHumble
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God help us all. Everyone freaked out over NK when this shit is right in fucking front of us. And we have some dumbasses concerned that we aren't doing enough on Gaf to discourage violence against Nazis.
Like that's the real problem here.
Like that's the real problem here.
SolidSnakex
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It was definitely a Challenger
Here's a new pic where you can actually see the crushed Dodge ram symbol
Tell us your made up circumstance.
She was streaming earlier and there was a grey Lexus that people were throwing rocks and bottles at. She is clarifying that the car that plowed into the counter-protesters was not the car she had on her stream previously. That image has cropped out the tweets explaining this.
Where have i seen that wording used by police before? Hmmm....
This shouldnt come to anyones surprise in this forum.
Bounceounce
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I'm black, maybe people on this site should learn to stop assuming the identities of people based on what you view to be acceptable opinions, I knew that one of you would pop out and try to accuse me of being white.
And the bolded is wrong but ok.
Starting a civil war isn't that simple, and doesn't seem to be what that person was suggesting
Nah man, these people don't respond to discourse.
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