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No, you are not supporting their views. It depends on the context. To use the context of Richard Spencer, if you spend more time arguing for not punching him t
by adjkant 9y ago
No, you are not supporting their views.
It depends on the context. To use the context of Richard Spencer, if you spend more time arguing for not punching him than with other larger injustices, it speaks to moral priorities, which is what your friends likely judged you on.
I can't imagine this being anything else, but if it's a different context do add it. Again, it's all based on that. I'm simply pointing out that you didn't lose friends for believing you shouldn't punch people.
- aaron-lebo 9y agoYour moral priorities could == pacifism, if your friends are going to abandon you over that, they're ugly friends.
- busterarm 9y agoSure. Said friends, who I would (similarly to myself) attribute as progressive, are largely of privilege and shifted their priorities away from things like work, school and their families to go actively participate in their 'war'. The entirety of our relationships became them telling me about it and asking me why I wasn't out there with them. Me, not coming from much privilege, and being a bit of a troll, questioned their priorities and why they hadn't previously been doing much of anything to fight very obvious injustices all around them that they were already aware of. See, while they're out there following the mob, my job had me meet and talk to Ben Crump today. I'd much rather spend my time with positive people doing the right thing for _everyone_ in this country and not just for certain groups.
- adjkant 9y agoThen yes, I agree, good riddance.