What is your opinion of white supremacists, the KKK and neo nazis?

[Parrish]

My opinion? There are far too many DP white supremacist apologists.

 

[Lursa]

nazi scumbags should only feel comfortable under the refrigerator in the dark like cockroaches. However, I still think that education is the best path to fewer nazis.

I didnt say not to provide education.

But I do see far right conservatives fighting against such public school education for the LGBTQ community...asfaik, our schools have been integrating diversity into their curricula for a couple decades. The far right starts seeing this stuff as whites ("normalcy" in their limited views) being marginalized...which is exactly what is spurring on many of these losers.

 

[Helix]

I didnt say not to provide education.

But I do see far right conservatives fighting against such public school education for the LGBTQ community...asfaik, our schools have been integrating diversity into their curricula for a couple decades. The far right starts seeing this stuff as whites ("normalcy" in their limited views) being marginalized...which is exactly what is spurring on many of these losers.

The far right fights against a lot of stuff. The best path forward is to vote them out.

 

[SDET]

Either we have a society where people are free to express their opinions or we don't. There's a fine line between telling someone they are wrong and repression. We shouldn't cross that line.

nazi scumbags should only feel comfortable under the refrigerator in the dark like cockroaches. However, I still think that education is the best path to fewer nazis.

 

[Helix]

Either we have a society where people are free to express their opinions or we don't. There's a fine line between telling someone they are wrong and repression. We shouldn't cross that line.

I didn't say that nazi scum should be prevented by law from expressing their repugnant opinions. However, if their employers fire them and the rest of us pelt them with rotten vegetables until they crawl back under their rocks, then them's the breaks.

 

[SDET]

That, in practice, is not a free society.

I didn't say that nazi scum should be prevented by law from expressing their repugnant opinions. However, if their employers fire them and the rest of us pelt them with rotten vegetables until they crawl back under their rocks, then them's the breaks.

 

[AProudLefty]

My opinion? I like their white sheets.

 

[Helix]

That, in practice, is not a free society.

Sure it is. People are allowed to reject nazi scumbag views even though they are legal to express.

 

[Lursa]

The far right fights against a lot of stuff. The best path forward is to vote them out.

No argument there.

 

[Lursa]

Either we have a society where people are free to express their opinions or we don't. There's a fine line between telling someone they are wrong and repression. We shouldn't cross that line.

People are free to do so. Nobody says that there wont be consequences.

The 1A protects us from govt retaliation...not citizen.

 

[Nap]

I didn't say that nazi scum should be prevented by law from expressing their repugnant opinions. However, if their employers fire them and the rest of us pelt them with rotten vegetables until they crawl back under their rocks, then them's the breaks.

That would likely lead to more extremism rather than less.

 

[SDET]

The Constitution is nearly useless to a society that doesn't live its principles.

People are free to do so. Nobody says that there wont be consequences.

The 1A protects us from govt retaliation...not citizen.

 

[Helix]

That would likely lead to more extremism rather than less.

In what way?

 

[SDET]

I condescending smirk and a "that's nice" used to be sufficient.

That would likely lead to more extremism rather than less.

 

[SDET]

People tend to resent having their lives ruined. With many extremists, it's just a passing phase.

In what way?

 

[Nap]

In what way?

What would they have to lose? You are talking about taking away their livelihood and excommunication, what else is there to do other than retaliation?

 

[Lursa]

The Constitution is nearly useless to a society that doesn't live its principles.

And yet, we were discussing exactly how it was in your example. :roll:

Protecting citizens' rights to proclaim their hate and ignorance...without interference from the govt.

yet still reaping real life consequences from other citizens. Everything seems to be functioning as designed.

 

[Lursa]

People tend to resent having their lives ruined. With many extremists, it's just a passing phase.

And this particular group seems to need to blame other people for that when it was their own actions or words when it happens.

 

[Lursa]

People tend to resent having their lives ruined. With many extremists, it's just a passing phase.

Tell that to the 20 dead people in El Paso.

Jeebus, Mary, and Joseph

 

[SDET]

I can tell you where in my life the unstoppable force met the immovable object. My parents were quite racist, xenophobic and chauvinistic. All three were not possible by the time I entered society. If a guy's going to be chauvinistic these days, he had better learn to like women of color. My mother flipped her lid when I started bringing Latinas home. Sorry, but sure as hell wasn't going to go through life what these days would be called an incel. My half sister almost got her teeth knocked out when she started ridiculing one of my girlfriends Mulatta features.

What would they have to lose? You are talking about taking away their livelihood and excommunication, what else is there to do other than retaliation?

 

[jet57]

I know it’s bad to make assumptions but I’m going to go ahead and assume that all three would be viewed basically the same as each other. I’m not going to be able to put every single possible answer in the poll so choose the option that comes closest to describing your opinion and if none do, there’ll be an “other” option.

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These are the people that burned thousands of men women and children as witches. These are the people nearly wiped out the Jewish race. These are the people that elect Donald Trump and allow him to besmirch the entire country. These are the white trash heathens that make this country a very dangerous place. These are the people who need to be marginalized and ignored.

 

[Lord Tammerlain]

I know it’s bad to make assumptions but I’m going to go ahead and assume that all three would be viewed basically the same as each other. I’m not going to be able to put every single possible answer in the poll so choose the option that comes closest to describing your opinion and if none do, there’ll be an “other” option.

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Scum

But I would have added White Nationalists to the poll.

I am certain that we would have very few people who would identify with the groups in your poll, but around the time of the Charlottesville issue, a few people on here did either support or defend White Nationalists. I expect they will not openly do so after the last few days however, one was banned just recently (a Canadian)

 

[AProudLefty]

The white nationalists are not always white supremacists, but the white supremacists are always white nationalists.

 

[Lursa]

The white nationalists are not always white supremacists, but the white supremacists are always white nationalists.

IMO...there's no difference underneath the foundation is the same.

Perhaps just a level of degree.

 

[AProudLefty]

IMO...there's no difference underneath the foundation is the same.

Perhaps just a level of degree.

Some white nationalists don't consider black and Jews to be inferior. They just want their countries to be mainly white. See Japan for example. The Japanese want their country to be mainly Japanese. That doesn't mean they are racist towards other people.