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ancianita

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28. Indeed. It's ugly. It's going to get uglier. We need to keep a chronology of these current clashes
Thu Aug 31, 2017, 06:28 PM
Aug 2017

to keep a record of who did what to whom.

Obviously, they are trying to target large urban areas... Wounded Bear Aug 2017 #1
Amen to that. ancianita Aug 2017 #2
"in cities where they know they are not welcome" FLPanhandle Aug 2017 #3
They are not welcome in Berkeley, arguably the most liberal community in the USA. Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #5
Then why did the progressive (Bernie Sanders-endorsed) Mayor of Berkeley... Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #4
What forms do rejections of fascism take, then? What has worked to stop its growth so far? ancianita Aug 2017 #6
"No face, no place" means that those who want to demonstrate on "our side" should not wear masks... Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #9
Of course it's not difficult to understand. You can drop the shade casting. Of course I'd support it ancianita Aug 2017 #10
Noam Chompsy disagrees. the "gift" is his phraseology and he's spot-on. Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #11
Noam Chomsky is wrong. Silence allows all the genocides he's ever covered. I've read him, ancianita Aug 2017 #12
Chompsy is wrong, the Mayor of Berkeley is wrong, I'm wrong, everyone is wrong... Expecting Rain Aug 2017 #14
Clever by half. You don't represent everyone. Some leaders are mistaken.Chomsky is no authority on ancianita Aug 2017 #18
Explain, exactly, how people of good will have prevented the growth of 900+ fascist groups so far. ancianita Aug 2017 #13
+1000 leftynyc Aug 2017 #24
I support their cause leftynyc Aug 2017 #7
If I defend my kids from being intimidated, bullied, even hit, is my cause just? Is my due force ancianita Aug 2017 #8
Self defense, legally and morally, is about proportionally Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #16
That is a thoughtful and knowledgable response. MindPilot Aug 2017 #19
You can apply different standards but the law is the same Lee-Lee Aug 2017 #22
How many Nazis would you say are in the GOP right now? Not Ruth Aug 2017 #26
Thanks for your thoughts. It's judgment. Standing on the street in the face of hate, you can see ancianita Aug 2017 #20
What part of I'll never condone leftynyc Aug 2017 #23
Fair enough, free country. Who decides "immediate danger"? Me in my home? Or you, outside my ancianita Aug 2017 #25
Good citizens just need to stay home and tweet "resist" leftstreet Aug 2017 #15
Thanks for reading! ancianita Aug 2017 #21
Don't you know the American Left must be Ghandi crossed with MLK? maxsolomon Aug 2017 #17
Indeed. It's ugly. It's going to get uglier. We need to keep a chronology of these current clashes ancianita Aug 2017 #28
Be sure to count smashed windows and overturned newspaper boxes as "violence" maxsolomon Aug 2017 #31
LOL yeah that's what counts. Property. ancianita Aug 2017 #32
If people are walking down the streets of my city with swastikas, MarvinGardens Aug 2017 #27
I agree. Amplification by media are almost always the false equivalency source for these claims. ancianita Aug 2017 #29
It's damned sad that antifa have to check themselves with "taking a knife to a gunfight" attitude. ancianita Aug 2017 #30
Thank you, again and again, for the work you are doing on DU Coventina Aug 2017 #33
Thank you back! I'll quote my favorite TV writer, and free speech absolutist, Jenji Kohan, ancianita Sep 2017 #34
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