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I'm glad we're clear that your support for black civil rights doesn't go as far as supporting Martin Luther King. And I'm also glad we're clear that you're prep

by moomin 9y ago

I'm glad we're clear that your support for black civil rights doesn't go as far as supporting Martin Luther King. And I'm also glad we're clear that you're prepared to give the benefit of the doubt to fascists. And that you think that a belief in fascism and white supremacy and a belief in Islam are appropriate things to compare. And there's a difference between defending freedom and hating it, but I think it's clear you already know that as well.

angersock 9y ago
> I'm glad we're clear that your support for black civil rights doesn't go as far as supporting Martin Luther King. Where did you get this from? Black-bloc refers to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc . If anything, my support is exactly for folks like MLK (and even Malcolm X) as opposed to the domestic terrorism of other groups at the time. > And I'm also glad we're clear that you're prepared to give the benefit of the doubt to fascists. As I also gave the benefit of doubt to communists! > And that you think that a belief in fascism and white supremacy and a belief in Islam are appropriate things to compare. Do you not follow world events? There is indeed a subset of Muslims who believe that non-Muslims are infidels and are fit to be killed or taken advantage of, much as there is a subset of whites who believe that non-whites are fit to be killed or taken advantage of. And some extremists of those subsets apparently use cars to kill gatherings of people. It's a pretty apt comparison. > And there's a difference between defending freedom and hating it, but I think it's clear you already know that as well. Well, yeah--defending freedom usually requires us to deal with real facts critically and to be able to engage with our opponents directly instead of putting words in their mouths.

by moomin 9y ago

angersock 9y ago

> I'm glad we're clear that your support for black civil rights doesn't go as far as supporting Martin Luther King. Where did you get this from? Black-bloc refers to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_bloc . If anything, my support is exactly for folks like MLK (and even Malcolm X) as opposed to the domestic terrorism of other groups at the time. > And I'm also glad we're clear that you're prepared to give the benefit of the doubt to fascists. As I also gave the benefit of doubt to communists! > And that you think that a belief in fascism and white supremacy and a belief in Islam are appropriate things to compare. Do you not follow world events? There is indeed a subset of Muslims who believe that non-Muslims are infidels and are fit to be killed or taken advantage of, much as there is a subset of whites who believe that non-whites are fit to be killed or taken advantage of. And some extremists of those subsets apparently use cars to kill gatherings of people. It's a pretty apt comparison. > And there's a difference between defending freedom and hating it, but I think it's clear you already know that as well. Well, yeah--defending freedom usually requires us to deal with real facts critically and to be able to engage with our opponents directly instead of putting words in their mouths.