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No, you stop pretending Trump's situation in this is any kind of 'normal'My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostNo, you stop pretending Trump's situation in this is any kind of 'normal'"The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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You are good at making up stories, I'll give you that...My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. James 2:1
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless James 1:26
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger; James 1:19
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Originally posted by oxmixmudd View PostYou are good at making up stories, I'll give you that..."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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When Trump was making his "very fine people", he was referring to the protests on Friday night to protect the statue of Robert E. Lee. There were many people present but those people were part of a march with the crowd chanting "Jews will not replace us!"
Saturday's protests were explicitly formed by white supremacist groups and attended by various flavors of white supremacist groups, militias, and neo-Nazis.
Anyone found protesting alongside those groups but not herself a white supremacist or neo-Nazi would have been part of an extreme minority and, given the circumstances, deserves to be counted among the horde.
And those people are who Trump tried to split off as "very fine people". A distinction without a difference.
--Sam"I wonder about the trees. / Why do we wish to bear / Forever the noise of these / More than another noise / Robert Frost, "The Sound of Trees"
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Originally posted by Sam View PostWhen Trump was making his "very fine people", he was referring to the protests on Friday night to protect the statue of Robert E. Lee. There were many people present but those people were part of a march with the crowd chanting "Jews will not replace us!"
Saturday's protests were explicitly formed by white supremacist groups and attended by various flavors of white supremacist groups, militias, and neo-Nazis.
Anyone found protesting alongside those groups but not herself a white supremacist or neo-Nazi would have been part of an extreme minority and, given the circumstances, deserves to be counted among the horde.
And those people are who Trump tried to split off as "very fine people". A distinction without a difference.
--Sam
Last edited by lilpixieofterror; 01-06-2020, 11:01 PM."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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I'd recommend you watch this video which is linked in that article and tell me whether you'd put your stamp of "very fine people" on it. Also there is a clear edit immediately before newsbox incident so it's impossible to really know what is the sequence of events leading up to it. There really isn't any way to say that the protestor was or was not provoked outside of the man drawing a gun and threatening to shoot them!
And I'm no friend of antifa. I don't support political violence and, as a practical consideration, does more harm than "good" in multiple ways.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostI'd recommend you watch this video which is linked in that article and tell me whether you'd put your stamp of "very fine people" on it. Also there is a clear edit immediately before newsbox incident so it's impossible to really know what is the sequence of events leading up to it. There really isn't any way to say that the protestor was or was not provoked outside of the man drawing a gun and threatening to shoot them!
And I'm no friend of antifa. I don't support political violence and, as a practical consideration, does more harm than "good" in multiple ways."The man from the yacht thought he was the first to find England; I thought I was the first to find Europe. I did try to found a heresy of my own; and when I had put the last touches to it, I discovered that it was orthodoxy."
GK Chesterton; Orthodoxy
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostI'd recommend you watch this video which is linked in that article and tell me whether you'd put your stamp of "very fine people" on it. Also there is a clear edit immediately before newsbox incident so it's impossible to really know what is the sequence of events leading up to it. There really isn't any way to say that the protestor was or was not provoked outside of the man drawing a gun and threatening to shoot them!
And I'm no friend of antifa. I don't support political violence and, as a practical consideration, does more harm than "good" in multiple ways.
I'm antifascist, as any good american should be, and I go to the local rallies as my own person to counter protest. I've personally been protected by people in bloc when someone snuck into the liberals group and was going to pepper spray us and I am very happy a teenager in a black hoodie/bandana combo tackled the dude. I never even knew the guy was there, but he kept me safe and I'm grateful for it.
By far the largest bit of work done by antifascists is researching/tracking/exposing people who are active members of hate groups. Bloc is only the most visible part of antifascist work and the most easily demonized
Antifa is good, actually, and while I find the use of violence regrettable in my experience it is fundamentally a defensive use of force. I've seen firsthand what happens when traditionally liberal activists get isolated by the far right and its not pretty. I'd rather we not have political violence, but the initiative is with the far right groups. The Antifa people are, overwhelmingly, locals. Proud Boys from all over the US invaded Portland in August. They come into cities that are thought of as liberal (Charlottesville, Berkeley, Portland, New York) explicitly to waste city resources and so they can get their 4th degree rank in the gang.
Also worth pointing out that most antifascists I've spoken to in Portland don't like either political party, but the far right groups that come to brawl are explicit fans of the President. Only politician I think I've ever heard an antifascist say they like is Bernie. The rest of the Dems can eat it as far as they're concerned.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostThanks for the info. I read a short article on them and have a better picture.
Most cities with an active far right presence has groups of people that do research,
https://rosecityantifa.org/#blog
This one for Portland has been instrumental in keeping track of the receipts, so to speak.
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Gotta learn to post things that support, rather than undermine, your point.
The argument wasn't that most white supremacists were violent or that none of the counter-protesters were violent.
The argument was that Trump called white nationalists/supremacists/neo-Nazis "very fine people", inventing a fictitious group of pro-Confederate statue protesters Friday night and/or non-fascist-supporting Unite the Right protesters Saturday.
--Sam
Originally posted by lilpixieofterror View Post"I wonder about the trees. / Why do we wish to bear / Forever the noise of these / More than another noise / Robert Frost, "The Sound of Trees"
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