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Professor Fate's avatar

noted and corrected- that'll learn me. Alas it would seem that the exchange is apocryphal in nature. As so many of the best stories are.

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johnnyandroidseed's avatar

Cops with their backs to white supremacists confronting anti-fascists protesters. Cops with their backs to pipelines while attacking water protectors. Cops with their backs to private prison operators while arresting those opposed to caging children. Cops with their backs to companies everywhere defending corporate property against striking union members. The corrupt are always the ones being protected by the cops while the just are always facing the rubber bullets and tear gas.

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Riley Whodat Venable's avatar

The Black Bloc is not Antifa.They do show up at Antifa and/or White Supremecist rallies, but their goal is destruction and mayhem.

Black Bloc are the Anarchists who led to "The Battle in Seattle."

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Riley Whodat Venable's avatar

Thanks Mr. Robinson.

For anyone who hasn't seen it, Frontine on PBS did a great episode on this:

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/fr...

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NIcholas Harpole bends space's avatar

Come on. Both of them upper class English+= If I WERE- condition contrary to fact takes the subjunctive.

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ahughes798's avatar

Maybe you should ask Heather Heyer's parents if they thought she was just making "lip service to diversity."

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Molon Labe's avatar

"...Patriot Prayer rally was intended to coincide with the anniversary of the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville..."

Is there a source for this?

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Daniel's avatar

Nor does it prevent me asking said band to reconsider their venue.

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Sunhead's avatar

Free Speech means the Gubmnt can't stop you.It does not mean they have to protect you from consequences.It does not stop someone organising their novice bagpipe marching band practise nearby either.

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Frank Booth's avatar

When you call everybody you don't agree with a racist and a facist...you get tons of people who just say "fine, fuck it, I'm a facist, now what?"

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Sakonyachen for FALGSC's avatar

This is the best way to do it I believe. If only people weren’t so apathetic, it would be easy.

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Cyberwulf's avatar

Stopped reading when you "both sides"-ed Antifa.

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Ωbjectifier's avatar

Fuck it, let's roll Dude.https://www.youtube.com/wat...

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The Villainess+'s avatar

I love this. thank you.

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The Villainess+'s avatar

Denver man makes me so proud to be a NWesterner byproxy. He loves us!!!

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