10-28-2020, 06:32 PM
** 28-Oct-2020 World View: Right wing violence
No, that's wrong.
Last evening, there was massive looting and gunfire in Philadelphia.
I call that violence, and it's continuing this evening.
You and other leftists call it "peaceful protests," or at worst,
"a little looting," ignoring the gunfire and other deadly attacks.
I could compile a list of dozens of similar incidents in the last
year. These are incidents of left-wing antifa-blm fascist violence,
and the violence is similar to the Nazi's Kristallnacht.
When leftists claim "right-wing violence," they're usually talking
about words on a web site. I don't call that violence, but if you
do, then you also have to say that leftish threats of revolution,
including some threats from prominent Democrats, are also violence.
So if you want me to condemn right-wing violence, how about providing
a list of several specific examples that you'd like me to condemn.
I did a quick check, and couldn't find any stories about actual Proud
Boys violence. I did find the story about the Wolverine Watchman
threatening Gretchen Wilmer, and you can't really call that violence,
although it is a threat of violence, and is therefore illegal. I
condemn it anyway.
The point is that I can point to dozens, perhaps hundreds, of examples
of left-wing violence, that you refuse to condemn, but you can only
point to a couple of examples of right wing violence, which I condemn
without hesitation.
The other difference is that you and other leftists and Democrats
refuse to condemn antifa-blm fascist violence, while I'm willing to
condemn, without hesitation, any examples of right-wing violence.
Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable, and certainly not partisan, to
emphasize left-wing violence, while mostly ignoring right-wing
violence, except to thoroughly condemn it whenever it occurs.
(10-28-2020, 03:20 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: > It is typically partisan of you to emphasize leftist violence, and
> ignore that of the right.
No, that's wrong.
Last evening, there was massive looting and gunfire in Philadelphia.
I call that violence, and it's continuing this evening.
You and other leftists call it "peaceful protests," or at worst,
"a little looting," ignoring the gunfire and other deadly attacks.
I could compile a list of dozens of similar incidents in the last
year. These are incidents of left-wing antifa-blm fascist violence,
and the violence is similar to the Nazi's Kristallnacht.
When leftists claim "right-wing violence," they're usually talking
about words on a web site. I don't call that violence, but if you
do, then you also have to say that leftish threats of revolution,
including some threats from prominent Democrats, are also violence.
So if you want me to condemn right-wing violence, how about providing
a list of several specific examples that you'd like me to condemn.
I did a quick check, and couldn't find any stories about actual Proud
Boys violence. I did find the story about the Wolverine Watchman
threatening Gretchen Wilmer, and you can't really call that violence,
although it is a threat of violence, and is therefore illegal. I
condemn it anyway.
The point is that I can point to dozens, perhaps hundreds, of examples
of left-wing violence, that you refuse to condemn, but you can only
point to a couple of examples of right wing violence, which I condemn
without hesitation.
The other difference is that you and other leftists and Democrats
refuse to condemn antifa-blm fascist violence, while I'm willing to
condemn, without hesitation, any examples of right-wing violence.
Therefore, it's perfectly reasonable, and certainly not partisan, to
emphasize left-wing violence, while mostly ignoring right-wing
violence, except to thoroughly condemn it whenever it occurs.
