The Totalitarian Leftist Tactics against the Right

Yeah but on principle; "not doing anything worthwhile" doesn't really matter that much. Deterrence does happen.And I thought Mexico is paying for it

According to the leftists, hate speech incites violence and the purveyors of said speech are responsible for the violence they incite.According to their logic, all the people who have been reciting hate speech against Trump are partially responsible for yesterday's shooting.I don't agree with their logic, but if they don't want to be hypocrites then they will admit they believe they have some responsibility in this.

I don't call stuff hate speech. And I'm not sure what you mean by "much"...Not all of the anti-Trump speech counts as what the left calls hate speech, but I say the majority of it does.

So if you hate Trump, and you hate Republicans, and you give speech that incites violence against them, well that doesn't count as True Hate Speech^TM... because why?Is it because "republican" isn't a protected class? Really?How does that diminish the harm of True Hate Speech^TM?They hate people. They're speaking. They're inciting violence. But calling that hate speech somehow diminishes real hate speech? Edited by New Cat's Eye, : typo

Why does that matter? If you're inciting violence against a group by speaking hatefully, why should I care what class of people the violence is towards?And how does calling out the leftists' hateful speech towards Republicans diminish the harm of True Hate Speech^TM?

That doesn't add up: You get a choice in your religion and yet that is a protected class.If religion can be protected, why can't political affiliation? I don't subscribe to prejudging people based on groups that they belong to - it is wrong to affiliate people with weakness just because of their race or sexual orientation. Put on a MAGA hat and go walk through Harlem and then come back and tell me if you felt vulnerable or not. Sure, but what about calling for violence out of hatred?They're Republicans so that doesn't matter?

No, I've already said I don't.But if the leftists don't want to be hypocrites, then they should admit that according to their own logic it does.

Are you claiming that there is a widespread distribution between Democrats/Republicans/GreenParty/Independents amongst children of Democratic families? There's all kinds of videos on youtube of Antifa doing exactly that...All you have to do is call a white guy a Nazi first, then you're justified in assaulting them As much? No, but a non-zero amount of vulnerability? Yes. I'm not seeing it.

I'll pass, I don't have the time right now. But it's "leftists", not liberals.

I'm still getting this straight: So if Democrats breed Democrats like Christians breed Christians, would that remove some of the choice in the matter? And then political affiliation could be a protected class?Come to think of it, maybe the choice part shouldn't be mattering to you that much. You can choose your sex and apparently your race too these days What!? No. You said they're not vulnerable, I'm saying they can be. Of course, but apparently there is some level of vulnerability that is not worth protecting. I mean, you can't be saying it doesn't matter just because these people were Republicans? Now that I can agree with. I'm not convinced that hate speech should be a thing, but if it is you're right.I see that you've got another post, Message 663. I'll respond to it here as well: This, I can understand. Now, I don't really care for it, but I get it.If you're going to go "above and beyond", you should take extra care. Secial punishments, should you decide they exist, should not only be accurate, but very precise. This I'm having a little more trouble with.How do I target someone for their vulnerability? What does that mean? And why is that the important qualifier?If an individual is being targeted for being a member of a group, why does it have to be for their vulnerability to be important enough to be protected from?And is choice really that important?

You're joking, right!?They're selling ad space - that is all.

Right on. If you find the time, I'd like to hear about what you meant by targeting someone "for" their vulnerability.

Make a thread; I was raised Catholic and I'll participate.

Whoops! I'm surprised I was missed I'll take that as a compliment I can't believe I've been posting here for 12.5 years. A lot has changed in my life in the last year; professionally, personally, spiritually.I'm not in the science business anymore and have moved to the enigineering side. I had a really powerful religious experience. I completely changed my lifestyle to put my own health and fitness first. I got out of a long term relationship. Sobered up. Got a new roommate. Been spending my money increasing my property's value.Life's great and I thank God for that.But I'm still a smart ass who likes to talk shit