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> You’ve been imagining I have an interest in punishment the entire time… You don't have in interest in punishing the MAGA crowd? You're claiming that they are

> You’ve been imagining I have an interest in punishment the entire time… You don't have in interest in punishing the MAGA crowd? You're claiming that they are supporters of the SS. Sorry I don't believe you - if somebody - be it the MAGA crowd, or "white people" in general were as reprehensible as you claim to believe, then punishment would be the only suitable response. Be honest. You wish these people ill, and if they receive racially discrimitary treatment - then so be it. Ok... but don't then turn around and claim to oppose racism, because you clearly don't. "There are no bad tactics, only bad targets" -- Moviebob

yawpitch 4y ago
> You don't have in interest in punishing the MAGA crowd? You're claiming that they are supporters of the SS. Ahh, more mischaracterization… no, I have no interest in punishing them, as they’ve not actually been members of die Einsatzgruppen, or a modern equivalent that acted on their racist “ideology”. Now, do they disgust me? Yes… because they’re exactly the kind of people that, given the right circumstances and their predilection for authoritarianism and populist rhetorical xenophobia, would both form and join and materially support an American version of the Schutzstaffel, without hesitation, and THEN I would both desire and act to punish them. Would I support someone attacking and killing them because they are (primarily) white? No… nor because they are (primarily) afflicted by a debilitating mental illness… I’d oppose (and punish) anyone that attacked and killed them along those lines. The fact that no one is doing so, coupled with the fact that the ideas that they admire and support routinely inspire people who DO go out and commit mass murders —- and have historically inspired practically speaking all genocides — leaves me feeling that I will likely never need to punish anyone for attacking them on actual “reverse” racism-inspired grounds, while I am quite certain we’ll need to deal with hundreds of “forward” racism-inspired murders by the end of the year.

yawpitch 4y ago

> You don't have in interest in punishing the MAGA crowd? You're claiming that they are supporters of the SS. Ahh, more mischaracterization… no, I have no interest in punishing them, as they’ve not actually been members of die Einsatzgruppen, or a modern equivalent that acted on their racist “ideology”. Now, do they disgust me? Yes… because they’re exactly the kind of people that, given the right circumstances and their predilection for authoritarianism and populist rhetorical xenophobia, would both form and join and materially support an American version of the Schutzstaffel, without hesitation, and THEN I would both desire and act to punish them. Would I support someone attacking and killing them because they are (primarily) white? No… nor because they are (primarily) afflicted by a debilitating mental illness… I’d oppose (and punish) anyone that attacked and killed them along those lines. The fact that no one is doing so, coupled with the fact that the ideas that they admire and support routinely inspire people who DO go out and commit mass murders —- and have historically inspired practically speaking all genocides — leaves me feeling that I will likely never need to punish anyone for attacking them on actual “reverse” racism-inspired grounds, while I am quite certain we’ll need to deal with hundreds of “forward” racism-inspired murders by the end of the year.