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I'll admit it's pretty tenuous, but if it at all helps prevent the US's descent into fascism then I'll have been right.
No way to be totally sure without a crystal ball that sees alternate timelines, though.
You're only digging deeper.... it's not likely that killing one man is "but if it at all helps prevent the US's descent into fascism" noooo... dont even go there. Soon we'll be rounding political decenters. If he were fascist, His death wouldn't prevent the US from descending into fascism, especially now that he would be a martyr for fascism. You cant justify murdering someone because they might be indirectly involved in future deaths. He has never promoted violence. No, no excuses why his murder was ok. It was not ok. For anyone.
I said it was tenuous.
When someone that promotes gun violence and decries justice to its victims dies by gun violence, it's not a tragedy; it's poetic justice. Unless you mean it's alright to live by the sword, but wrong to die by the sword.
You're one who's been poisoned. He didn't do anything close to "promote gun violence", especially to the point of justifying assassinations.
"It's not a tragedy; it's poetic justice." Such a disgusting take... have you no humanity?
He certainly didn't "live by the sword", he was a debater. Usually a mass-debater. (I had to). If you do anything other than abhor and disapprove of CK's brutal public assassination, you need to inspect your heart and mind, because something isn't lining up.
Let me ask you, out of curiosity, when people said intolerance must be met with intolerance; what did you think that looked like? Peace? Tears? Or do you even understand the Paradox of Tolerance? All my sympathy goes to the victims and families of the victims of the actual tragedy that happened that day. The school shooting in Colorado. I guess I just have nothing left to spare for a fascist mouth piece.
Oh yuck... oh you ran out of sympathy, or you're a sociopath. Fair argument is guess.
Lol. And who said that? No one, you just made it up, and its not true. Intolerance doesn't have to be met with Intolerance. The is objectively weak and pathetic. To be clear, exactly what "Intolerance" are we talking about right now?
Your ignorance is on full display. Karl Popper said that. I'm guessing you're also one of those who, when backed into a corner, can't answer a simple yes or no to this question: "Do you support violence against violent fascists?" Can you, without attempting to twist the words or make it about me, answer that question in simple yes or no terms? Just to be absolutely clear; I'm not implying anyone is the violent fascist in this question. Just a simple yes or no will do. Answer that and I'd be happy to entertain the rest of your questions.
Sigh... let's break it down...
Who? Why should I care? Its on display? Yo what audiences?
Is violence justified against violence? On occasion yes. I have no more energy tonight. Be blessed and love