Clara007

It's time to get back to the subject at hand: Protests and free speech. We've heard nothing but obstruction from the Right. All hail the constitution when it suits the RW's needs. Free speech MATTERS to the Right. Except when it doesn't. We are surrounded by hypocrisy from a group of people who exalt the founders and their genius, then immediately discard their little piece of paper because it "dirties" their control of the masses. The fringe Right wants everything for itself and nothing for others.

The far right loves the government when it prosecutes leakers; they hate that information about our war crimes sees the light of day. They can't tolerate our public education system--our institutions of higher learning. Their distaste for the "great unwashed" is fodder for daily discussion. They defend a control-freak president who has nothing much to say about white supremacy but curses entire groups of other Americans.
AND let's not forget the rights of corporate America--the private centers of power. Conservatives are absolutely, one-hundred percent fine with your boss controlling what you say in the workplace. In fact, their mantra is like their president's: FIRE THEM.
The RW is outraged on a daily basis because of the freedoms we the people have been given. Choose a moment in history and you'll find the RW on the other side SHOUTING them down--calling for harsher punishment.

Political protests and free speech have changed this nation over and over again. Without it we would still be a backwoods territory, overrun with vigilante-type justice. No thanks.

Hollywood

McCarthy was an obnoxious asshole.

guy39

So should a person/employee be able to shut down an entire factory because they have something to say?

imaginethat

Don't tell me about doing any disservices. I fucking lived through those times, am a part of those times.

Racism never went away. It can't be legislated away. People change, or they don't. Many whites haven't changed.

You'd have been chanting the same Marxist echo chambert crap back then. I remember your type back then. I always smiled when you took my picture from the sidelines.

imaginethat

You're damned right I'm serious with it.

You've fallen for the idea that closet racism is better than open racism.

It's not, mainly because closet racism will become open racism under the right set of circumstances. Not will, has.

Look at you bringing up reparations. There's not now or ever will be any reparation movement, but I understand how good it must make you feel to be on the side opposing reparations ... that will never happen.

A white person can't understand what racism feels like. It's just not possible.

imaginethat

Moore is fucking nuts, but Trump's cool.

There is the root of the problem, succinctly put.

caconservative

Once again you skirt around the issue with sophism. The argument is not about the right to free speech or protests. The issue is, what they're attacking. And that attack was aimed at our flag, our anthem, and our country as a whole. That is unacceptable by any standard.

caconservative

Who turned out to be right!!

Clara007

What??? THEY are attacking??? Attacking?? The NFL players are attacking/assaulting/using violence/taking aggressive action against OUR FLAG?? our anthem??

You have completely lost it.

Gordy

I understand the context you're doing this within, and the point you're trying to make, but being an "ally" isn't an excuse to use this word. You have done it several times.

If you're not Black it's generally not a good idea to use the N-word. This goes for everyone.