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ffr

(23,127 posts) Fri Feb 3, 2017, 12:13 PM Feb 2017

The Time of 'Never Again' is Now

If what happened at UC Berkeley makes you uncomfortable, I invite you to be in that discomfort for a while.

If what happened at UC Berkeley gets you more riled up than the right wing Trump supporting Alt-Right Nazi terrorist in Quebec City who opened fire on a Mosque and killed six people, just a few days ago, I invite you to ask why that is.

We are living in a time when Steven Bannon, a white nationalist (read white supremacist), is one of the most powerful people on the planet, and is unleashing the full power of the Federal government to unleash a racist anti-working class agenda on the planet. And is doing so while he and Trump give a green light to vigilante right wing violence that hurts and kills people and terrorizes our communities.

It’s crucial to remember that no one looks back at Germany during the rise of the Nazis and says, “well at least they respected the Nazi’s freedom of speech”. They say, “Never Again”.

Again, is here. - Good Men Project (blog)

So while KC does her best Red Herring distraction for whatever presser is willing to listen, the real horrors aren't getting enough attention.

Mourners look on as the caskets of three of the victims of the Quebec City mosque

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The Time of 'Never Again' is Now (Original Post) ffr Feb 2017 OP

Muslims have replaced Jews as the religion that right wingers most love to hate. guillaumeb Feb 2017 #1

Muslims have certainly noticed the lack of coverage. Not optimistic. harun Feb 2017 #2

Free speech is paramount Hollandscotts Apr 2017 #3

guillaumeb

(42,649 posts)

1. Muslims have replaced Jews as the religion that right wingers most love to hate.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2017, 12:18 PM

Feb 2017

Every fascist government needs an enemy that the people can be persuaded to unite against.

For Hitler, it was primarily the Jews, but other sub-humans (Hitler's words) were included in the hate.

Since Sept 11, Muslims, and by extension Islam, have become the target for right-wing hate.

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harun

(11,355 posts)

2. Muslims have certainly noticed the lack of coverage. Not optimistic.

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Fri Feb 3, 2017, 02:12 PM

Feb 2017

Hollandscotts

(14 posts)

3. Free speech is paramount

Reply to ffr (Original post)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 01:26 PM

Apr 2017

Anyone with even a rudimentary understanding of history knows nazis did NOT support free speech and the actions of anarcho communists are as dangerous and vile as those of the goose steppers nearly a century ago.

The right of free expression is paramount to a civilized society and trumps every single other right.

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