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Should it be legal for other people to assault you if they disagree with you?
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Yes 183 49.06%
No 190 50.94%
Total: 328 votes
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Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

Call Me Charlie posted:

I'll actually try to serious post.

Do you think it's cool to punch a communist in the face when you see them in public? Or for someone to punch a known anti-war activist for being a traitor to the country? Is a pro-life bomber justified in bombing an abortion clinic because, in their eyes, a baby holocaust is happening? Is Joseph Paul Franklin a heroic figure for shooting and paralyzing known scumbag and pornographer Larry Flynt for showcasing interracial sex in his magazine?

If you answered no to all of those then you can't support somebody assaulting or murdering a nazi for voicing their hosed up views.

Actually you can. It is not a requirement to be for or against all violence against speech. It is in fact acceptable to judge things on a case-by-case basis, as it should be.

That's not to say that I necessarily do support any specific case of violence against speech, but you're being overly reductive.

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Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

ate poo poo on live tv posted:

Pretty difficult to fight organized fascism without arms imo.

Somebody born without arms could just learn a very kick-focused martial art, like savate. It's 2017, there's no need to still have ableist beliefs like this one. SMDH.

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

enki42 posted:

Non-nazi people.

Why would they say that? You do know that guns are very common here in America, right? Like we even have an amendment about them and everything.

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

enki42 posted:

This might be my not being an American showing - but it would be strange to openly brandish or even carry a gun to a protest, wouldn't it?

People open carry and brandish in restaurants, my dude.

Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

enki42 posted:

I think it's an argument worth having that the civil rights movement wouldn't have been successful without them, but what I was responding to was implying that MLK didn't accomplish anything.

It wasn't saying MLK didn't accomplish anything, it was saying MLK was wrong on this specific issue. You don't think he was literally infallible, do you?

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Who What Now
Sep 10, 2006

by Azathoth

enki42 posted:

No, of course not. I think he was right in terms of his non-violent approach.

Can you point to any specific instances of Nazis being defeated with non-violence?

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