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Three white nationalists arrested after firing at crowd of counter-protestors
SeventhSandwich:
--- Quote from: TristanLuigi on October 20, 2017, 07:57:38 PM ---I think the idea is just that they deserve it, even if it's (rightly) illegal.
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I don't see that as problematic as long as it doesn't translate into policy. There are people I know who have committed far lesser evils than national socialistsm, who I still think would rightly deserve a swift punch to the face. This doesn't mean that I will punch them or encourage others to do so. It's just that if they happened to get punched, either by a person or some sort of cartoonish ACNE spring-loaded boxing glove gadget, I would probably laugh a little.
Enjoying the misery of terrible people is basically human nature. If you disagree, you're either lying or far more virtuous than the average person. The difference here is that what people enjoy on a visceral level can be extremely bad for society if acted upon. This is the reason why American courts tend to work better than a lynch-mob of Ethiopian villagers burning alleged potato thieves to death.
So, I find it hilarious when national socialists get punched, but I'm against it as well. Is that a contradictory position? I don't think so, but you decide!
The Titanium:
how long until this thread devolves into mass sympathizing with the three idiots who thought it would be a good idea to shoot at protestors
Tactical Nuke:
--- Quote from: SeventhSandwich on October 20, 2017, 07:55:42 PM ---Ah yes. The couple dozen publicized incidents of national socialist punchers are clearly responsible for the resurgence of the American white supremacist movement. I know when I see a national socialist get punched, my gut instinct is to go get some swastika tattoos and confederate flags for my lawn.
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how many people would even know who Richard Spencer is if he wasn't assaulted in the street by an Antifa thug? I only find out about him after it happened because everyone on the left had a ball cheering it on
it gives them reason to suspect that they're "oppressed" and that means they get to resort to the same handicapped tactics as the left and feel justified
I mean for forget's sake, the guy was talking about Pepe and some rando slams into him and calls him national socialist scum, what image do you think that's going to leave on memesters?
TristanLuigi:
--- Quote from: The Titanium on October 20, 2017, 08:07:31 PM ---how long until this thread devolves into mass sympathizing with the three idiots who thought it would be a good idea to shoot at protestors
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honestly i assumed beachbum had done that already
i have him blocked so i don't actually see his posts
Red Spy:
--- Quote from: Khaz on October 20, 2017, 08:02:59 PM ---"hey that guy's a white supremacist but you punched him so youre a horrible person"
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the supremacist probably doesn't assault people