You know, I'm open to the idea that perhaps my views have changed, but have yet to have anyone prove so. It seems obvious that polarization is the cause.
My fav was bad religion at warped tour in 04 in Ft Lauderdale. Members of ARA/COLORBLIND were on one side of the pit and a few idiots who thought they were tough nazis were across from them. No idea why they would show up to a warped tour bit ok. And when "God's love" hit they both charged. Didnt end well for the nazis as bed religions security jumped into the frey and hit their flank. Absolute mauling.
I had a 1st hour time release at school so I could go in late.
I don't know a lot about you but I think going off this post at least the way you communicate is antithetical to what I think of as ideal leftism which is empathic. If you say 20 years ago people were calling you a leftist but today you call trans women "chicks with dicks" I would say that perhaps you sat on the left on some issues but you capacity to communicate about groups that are marginalized probably never fit there. It's not so much about policy. In fact if you said I respect trans women but I think there are conversations to be had about the makeup of women's shelters I don't think anyone but extreme reactionaries would have a problem.You know, I'm open to the idea that perhaps my views have changed, but have yet to have anyone prove so. It seems obvious that polarization is the cause.
Like, OMG, you don't want chicks with dicks living in women's shelters? Like, you're such a Nazi that, I, can't, even!!!1
I remember one of our Muslim members making a post something along the lines of being terrified of what'll happen to him now that Trump is president. It's that sort of foolishness that grinds my gears. The histrionics seemed absurd to me, is all.
@superking
I wish Lauryn would return to us.
This is ethereal and timeless, the bridge still induces goosebumps.
She's Not Even A Fucking Singer. <45>
Goddess MC. The GOAT.
I was pretty heartbroken that day. It's still one of the worst memories of my life and I cried for long periods of time over it. I don't think I was overreacting based on his time in office but to each their own. I can at least say that the feeling of terror was very real for a lot of us.
Except for the part where I deliberately overused lol just to add extra dorkitude in case you needed dissuading
Had to deal with those dips shits and lords of oc (fuck uncle creepy) at shows around here
Phew. Really glad the last word there was “stereo.”
It makes it very tricky. I personally think there is a way to speak about someone in the context of their time without ignoring the issues they had through our modern lens. To me this is why you shouldn't idolatrise any person.
Everything’s better without Nazis
In general, I think Americans dramatically underrate how much better life will be without Nazis around.
And by “Nazis”, I do not mean Republicans, or conservatives, or Trump supporters, or people with racist attitudes in general. I specifically mean hardcore passionate white supremacists for whom white supremacist activism is a lifestyle. This is a relatively small fringe; most racists don’t make a lifestyle out of it.
But even though Nazis are a small fringe in America, they are a fractal fringe — they branch out and ramify and flow into any space that allows them. In the 1980s, a Nazi fringe tried to be part of the punk subculture. Punks responded by punching Nazis in the face and kicking them out of the subculture. In recent years, Nazis have tried to be part of the Black Metal subculture. Black Metal fans are responding by systematically excluding Nazis. Gamer culture has also tried to kick out infiltrating Nazis, with less success. And Nazis successfully infiltrated and destroyed 4chan.
The lesson is that Nazis will relentlessly infiltrate anywhere where the powers that be fail to expel them with extreme prejudice. They will infiltrate your web forum. They will infiltrate your blog comments. They will go anywhere where they are not forcibly expelled. And once they are allowed in a space, they will make it awful for everyone else in that space, like a single rat turd floating in your bowl of cereal.
The lesson the punks and metalheads learn is: Ban the Nazis, and things just get better. Yes, it can feel intolerant. But that’s the Paradox of Tolerance:
I suspect most people vastly underestimate how much better America as a whole will get when our current crop of Nazis finally gives up and goes away.
