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Guess you haven't been following the violent protests and attacks on his supporters at the Trump rallies. I get it - many do not agree with Mr. Trump. Many time
by johnminter 10y ago
Guess you haven't been following the violent protests and attacks on his supporters at the Trump rallies. I get it - many do not agree with Mr. Trump. Many times I smack my head at some of his comments.
That said, the key to a free society is peaceful exchange of ideas. Don't like his ideas? Great! Critique them! But the fundamental human rights guaranteed under the Bill of Rights include the right to assemble and speak freely. I would note that rallies to listen to the ideas of a presidential candidate are precisely the situations those who drafted the Bill and those who ratified it envisioned.
Let's leave the thugs out of the picture. If you want to protest, fine. Be peaceful and do impede the exchange of ideas from those who came to hear what the candidate said. You do not have to agree with anything you hear.
- scruple 10y agoBut, that's exactly what I was saying. I value free speech near the top of the list. I'm not taking any of this lightly. This is A Very Big Deal to me and so I've been following this very closely. I've watched Trump's talks, and I've formed my own opinions, and what I see is scaremongering rhetoric on both sides. But, I also see the lion's share of violence belonging to "my side" and it's made me think long and hard about a lot things. I live close to Costa Mesa, CA and the violence at that Trump rally was abhorrent to me. The law enforcement response we later saw in Anaheim, CA, as a result, was cold, calculated, and, quite sadly, exactly what was needed. I agree with you completely, violence is not an acceptable response to not liking the things someone else says.