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Old 17th March 2017, 11:08 AM   #1670
theprestige
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Originally Posted by MostlyDead View Post
Yes we are. America has done disgraceful things, like many have. Some of us love her anyway, and trust that we can steer her away from wrongdoing by piping up when she is wrong.
Seems reasonable enough. Broadly speaking, the question being debated in this thread is whether it is beneficial to our society when the "piping up" takes the form of violent outbursts in response to "fascist" speech.

You seem to be equivocating a lot on this point. You seem to approve of using violence to steer expression, but when pressed on this you insist that you mean simply that you forgive violence as a response to expression.

Which is it? Do you trust that America can be steered away from fascism by piping up with violence whenever fascists speak?
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