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The tenor of the complete message is the OPPOSITE of what your misquote implies. > A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street
by hajile 3y ago
The tenor of the complete message is the OPPOSITE of what your misquote implies.
> A couple of weeks ago, I was watching video of people fighting on the street in Washington. A group of Trump guys surrounded an Antifa kid and started pounding the living shit out of him. It was three against one, at least. Jumping a guy like that is dishonorable obviously. It’s not how white men fight. Yet suddenly I found myself rooting for the mob against the man, hoping they’d hit him harder, kill him. I really wanted them to hurt the kid. I could taste it. Then somewhere deep in my brain, an alarm went off: this isn’t good for me. I’m becoming something I don’t want to be. The Antifa creep is a human being. Much as I despise what he says and does, much as I’m sure I’d hate him personally if I knew him, I shouldn’t gloat over his suffering. I should be bothered by it. I should remember that somewhere somebody probably loves this kid, and would be crushed if he was killed. If I don’t care about those things, if I reduce people to their politics, how am I better than he is?
As to the situation, IIRC it was related to this same guy having previously beaten up some other people. You should consider why NOBODY quoted the actual context and felt the need to resort to libel.
- mrguyorama 3y agoHow does admitting it is wrong to want someone hurt for their political beliefs counter him saying "that's not how white people fight" which is the actual derogatory thing people don't like that he said? IE, where in the full quote does he then say "I was prejudiced to think only non-white people gang up on others"
- hajile 3y agoHe was commenting on his own race. You are the one inferring it implies anything about other races, but if he did critique other races, then you'd also call him a racist. I suspect the only case where he could mention the white race would be in the context of disparaging all white races as evil colonizers. You couldn't convict him of what you claim in any impartial court because your claims (based on this statement) have no evidence to support them.
- Imnimo 3y agoI'm not sure this really improves "it's not how white men fight" at all.