Fogdog
Well-Known Member
Nazi and KKK speech propagates crimes of the past. The things they say are literally endorsing lynchings and genocide. I don't think this is protected speech at all. I recognize the government is constrained by court rulings. Until that changes, the only way to stop it is through civil protest or uncivil acts of violence.Neither group should be instigating violence, we agree. But it is murky because one group is inherently violent which begs the question: is using preemptive violence against a violent group offensive or defensive?
I'm thinking along the same lines as you. Isn't it time to end that kind of bullshit by whatever means necessary? Or is it true that by trouncing these haters, we encourage it? As Chomsky said, these are thugs and brutes. By giving some of them martyr status well meaning people only create rallying points for those same brutes and thugs.
London posted a video where a white woman beat down a racist hag when the hag couldn't restrain herself from laying hands on her. He loved it. So did I. Should this be a model for behavior going forward?
About half the white people in the US don't even recognize the effect of prejudice on African Americans. This means the pool of potential haters is large, about 33% of the population. Is suppressing hate speech only going to make them more likely to turn to violence or is it the only way to eventually end it?
I want it to end. By whatever means necessary. From the crowds gathered to face down the haters, we are part of a larger group than the haters.
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