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18th April 2017, 12:46 PM | #1961 |
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Sargon has a good and funny breakdown of the "Battle Of Berkeley".
Lots of footage of how things progressed. (Antifa breaking through the plastic fence that separated the two parties, starting the violence) 20 minutes, but it's both informative and highly amusing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe4-7IgMbsg&t=952s |
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They are now referring to the rich white woman with sap gloves and a bottle she was getting ready to "scalp" someone with:
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I think the Anarcissists (sic) win on bloodlust:
https://itsgoingdown.org/make-guillo...-trump-poster/ |
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Speaking of scalping? Moldylocks was going use her Champagne bottle to brain someone right before she got a knuckle sandwich.
Hey, if they guy lost some scalp, literally. The anti-free-assembly scum win I guess? |
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The Australian Family Association's John Morrissey was aghast when he learned Jessica Watson was bidding to become the youngest person to sail round the world alone, unaided and without stopping. |
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The champagne bottle was photoshopped. The anticipation of violence at these events is threatening the right of free speech and free
assembly that should be a given in any free society. And I cannot help but notice the irony of those who label themselves anti fascists actively seeking to deny those rights to those whose opinions they fundamentally disagree with. Now I my self am of the left. But I do not support any attempt to deny free speech to anyone whoever they may be even if they are Nazis. So you either let them be or you engage them in open discourse. Violence is not an option here. And I also notice with irony how I now routinely end up supporting the right in defence of free speech when it really should be the left. Ultimately though there are no winners in all of this as the real loser is democracy itself. Something that should bother everyone regardless of what side they take or where they fall on the political spectrum |
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And if you go to an event anticipating violence you should not be complaining if you actually end up experiencing it. I also find it rather
amusing in the kiwi link how some think that the amount of hair she has between her legs or under her arms is of any relevance to the issue in question. I do not find her attractive because she has asymmetrical tattoos but that has got nothing to do with the issue either so I do not bother mentioning it. But as an advocate of free speech I would not seek to deny others that right merely because they say something I do not agree with. Now I actually like reading the opinions of those who I disagree with if truth be told else why am I here |
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Agreed, it is not really important. The significant thing to me is the postings here; the majority place the protesters as instigators, openly or subtly. I don't see that. I do see white supremacists and other neo-nazis being embraced by the pro-Trump crowd, and it is...concerning, to say the least. Every time a post goes up saying 'look at what these violent leftist anarccisist kooks are doing now', the neos are normalized a little more. White Supremacists unquestioningly being grouped the the good guy team is far more troubling to me.
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On the East Coast, it was trendy for a while to wear brand new baseball caps with the tags still on them. I do specifically recall the term 'scalping' being used to describe knocking off the hat. Was not a big thing, believe whatever you want.
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What you said was...."it looks like a bottle and it looks like she is holding it, but in fairness it may not be"
Is that the east coast way of acknowledging something is true ?
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Where can I access the competent analysis of this photo in order to confirm that as fact ?
Here's the guy who took that photo and if you have proof that he's submitting altered images to Reuters, then I'm sure they'd like to know that they're employing a fraud. |
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Maybe this one's "photoshopped" too. YouTube link
Turn the sound up and you can hear the weapon crunching into the guy's skull. |
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Originally Posted by The Big Dog
Which is always a problem when ones opponents are equally as enthusiastic in wanting to inflict violence |
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The kiwi link references a claim that the champagne bottle was photoshopped. I take it to be genuine but I could be wrong. And I only
mentioned it in passing because those who mentioned it regarded the photo as real. Not a significant debating point for me personally |
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Couldn't I also argue that every time a post goes up defending the violent actions of leftist anarchist's due to who they are disagreeing with, their actions are being normalized more?
I think I have the capacity to hold both groups negative actions in contempt, without either negative action becoming normalized. I have faith that others do too. |
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What else did you expect? The forum is largely right-wing, a collection of liberals and conservatives who have historically been allied with fascists against the left[*], as well as American, so a deeper analysis than "good guys! good guys!" vs "bad guys! bad guys!" should not be expected.
* and still are, for example the government here in Belgium is made up of a coalition of liberals and fascists |
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well, in the United States, the good guy team is made up of people who champion fundamental rights like Free Speech, Freedom of Assembly, and decry vigilante acts designed to suppress those rights, like the Black bloc anarchy scum, and the Anti-FirstAmendment cretins.
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