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They didn't call all protestors nazis in the slack message. They just said there were nazis protesting which is factually true.

benjohnson 6y ago
My best attempt at equivelent from the right would be "stay safe, the Thugs are rioting" during a BLM protest. If that doesn't seem fair and feels condescending to you, then you can probably imagine how some on the right feel.
- marcinzm 6y ago
  I mean if that particular protest had known violent looters in it (ie: Thugs) then I would appreciate the heads up. I don't want to end up with a brick thrown at me while walking home or something. edit: My liberal friends were generally concerned about our safety during the early BLM protests in our cities. Supporting the cause doesn't mean supporting the violent participants or wanting to get entangled with them.
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- scatters 6y ago
  You really went for "thug"? Instead of, say, the equivalent far-left blood-soaked ideology of communism? I think it's clear how you feel about BLM.
  - benjohnson 6y ago
    I had to use Thug - because Thug is derogatory for everybody. Communism is only derogatory for the few people that understand history
  - marcinzm 6y ago
    Communists aren't associated with violent activities in the US in the recent past. As in violence within the US. Nazis/Neo-nazis are. So saying communist would be a political statement as it doesn't pertain to safety while Thug/Nazi is about safety. I personally consider both "keep safe, there's communists about" and "keep safe, there's trump supporters about" to be political statements that may be against company policies.
- throwawaygh 6y ago
  > My best attempt at equivelent from the right would be "stay safe, the Thugs are rioting" during a BLM protest. But these warnings are a thing that companies do -- through official channels -- when protests that might become violent are held near one of their offices. If your office is in downtown Portland, and if you're on the list of people with office access during pandemic, then you've probably received a bunch of emails warning about looting and/or violence over the summer. Probably didn't use the word "Thug", but in this case there were actual literal nazis so the warning seems reasonable.
- bob29 6y ago
  [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my hn comment: please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] Yes, the thugs [0] are scary [0]https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug
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benjohnson 6y ago

My best attempt at equivelent from the right would be "stay safe, the Thugs are rioting" during a BLM protest. If that doesn't seem fair and feels condescending to you, then you can probably imagine how some on the right feel.

marcinzm 6y ago
I mean if that particular protest had known violent looters in it (ie: Thugs) then I would appreciate the heads up. I don't want to end up with a brick thrown at me while walking home or something. edit: My liberal friends were generally concerned about our safety during the early BLM protests in our cities. Supporting the cause doesn't mean supporting the violent participants or wanting to get entangled with them.
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scatters 6y ago
You really went for "thug"? Instead of, say, the equivalent far-left blood-soaked ideology of communism? I think it's clear how you feel about BLM.
- benjohnson 6y ago
  I had to use Thug - because Thug is derogatory for everybody. Communism is only derogatory for the few people that understand history
- marcinzm 6y ago
  Communists aren't associated with violent activities in the US in the recent past. As in violence within the US. Nazis/Neo-nazis are. So saying communist would be a political statement as it doesn't pertain to safety while Thug/Nazi is about safety. I personally consider both "keep safe, there's communists about" and "keep safe, there's trump supporters about" to be political statements that may be against company policies.
throwawaygh 6y ago
> My best attempt at equivelent from the right would be "stay safe, the Thugs are rioting" during a BLM protest. But these warnings are a thing that companies do -- through official channels -- when protests that might become violent are held near one of their offices. If your office is in downtown Portland, and if you're on the list of people with office access during pandemic, then you've probably received a bunch of emails warning about looting and/or violence over the summer. Probably didn't use the word "Thug", but in this case there were actual literal nazis so the warning seems reasonable.
bob29 6y ago
[[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my hn comment: please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] Yes, the thugs [0] are scary [0]https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug https://stallman.org/glossary.html#thug
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