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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
If I might ask a potentially ignorant question:
Would there be any way of making the Klan itself illegal without a slippery slope/abusable law? What's the legislation on hate groups in the US atm if there is any?
Because just saying something in isolation is one thing, but when you have an actual organization with a very particular history like that, it's a whole different ballgame. Your very existence/participation in anything they do sends a tacit message of intolerance.
edited 3rd Nov '16 1:53:45 PM by Draghinazzo
What about counter-intimidators? You know, guys who hear about militias planning to "watch over" polling stations to "prevent voter fraud", interpret it as code for "intimidate Clinton voters so they don't vote", and decide to pull their guns out the closet and fight fire with fire?
edited 3rd Nov '16 1:56:20 PM by MarqFJA
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus.Who said anything about them being pro-Clinton? They could be anti-Trump Republicans who decided to swallow their qualms about having another Democrat in the White House because they'd like it even less if Trump won.
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There was that case recently of a Republican headquarters getting firebombed. Granted, it was only one such incident, but it indicates that some under the Democratic banner are Not So Above It All.
edited 3rd Nov '16 2:11:37 PM by nervmeister
If I had to guess, violent incidents by "lone wolves" will probably noticeably escalate for a brief period of time after Hillary's sworn in (these are VERY insecure individuals who irrationally believe they need to take desperate measures to defend their way of life), then the cops will crack down more firmly on those elements and things should go relatively quiet again.
edited 3rd Nov '16 2:19:20 PM by nervmeister
Didn't Y'all-quaida get away with occupying federal grounds and threatening to shoot anyone that came near? Yeah, that's some real Zero Tolerance right there.
I'm pretty much of the same opinion on the First Amendment as Ambar. And also the Second Amendment. It is ridiculously Americentric to assume that our way is the only way and down any other road must inherently lie tyranny. Someone said this months ago about the mass shootings we keep having, and it's true of hate speech as well:
"This problem is inherently unsolvable!" says the only First World country that has this problem.
Hell, some of these militia guys probably are cops.
edited 3rd Nov '16 2:21:29 PM by TobiasDrake
My Tumblr. Currently side-by-side liveblogging Digimon Adventure, sub vs dub.Yeah, see here's the thing about cops. A great many of them are Trump supporters. He's backed by most of the police unions.
And this is something of a personal anecdote but at least in the deep south there is a not insignificant overlap between Klan members and police. Oathkeepers too for that matter.
edited 3rd Nov '16 2:22:33 PM by LeGarcon
Oh really when?Given how thoroughly it's been established that the police will shoot a black person for eating dinner at his table or walking towards them and asking for help, I can actually think of no more effective method of voter intimidation than simply posting a handful of cops at every polling site.
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I cannot facepalm hard enough.
That has to assume that "the muslims" want, unilaterally, to bring harm upon other people. It also conflates "the muslims" with "terrorists Hiding Behind Religion".
I do suspect you're right though. That does sound like a logical conclusion for someone who is working on the above assumptions.
edited 3rd Nov '16 1:42:46 PM by blkwhtrbbt
Say to the others who did not follow through You're still our brothers, and we will fight for you