dazedgonebye said:
Actually, they have as much right to demonstrate as anyone else. Shouted down...certainly, that's just the opposing opinion being heard. "...put down , by any means...." I don't think so, not unless you want to become them...indifferent clothing.
Actually, I disagree with part of your assessment.
1) while I maintain they have no right to demonstrate, I will acknowledge that they do in fact get away with it way too often, and that 2) when they are allowed, their right stops at my nose. If they want to toast me in an oven because of their racial superiority, they have NO right to demonstrate. Call me a Nazi for saying so. Better safe then sorry again on my part.
Oliver Wendell Holmes already established one can not yell fire in a theater, and I think it was Potter Stewart who said He doesn't know what porno is, but he's sure he'd know it if he saw it. If people can not see this is pornography oin it's most obscene extreme, it is MY obligation to point it out. And if that means 'any means', so be it.
There are standards of human civilization that we have all, happily, outgrown. Does one have the right to pretend they are a cave man and club a woman over the head? Does a 'leader' have the right to pogram, or gulag dissidents? Do madmen have the right to throw people in the ovens because they are different than the mad men?
So beyond their right to congregate, I maintain that no, they don't have the right to spew trash. And, I am NOT becoming one of them y saying so. Fascism is wrong. Period. Hate is wrong. Period. There is no room for it anywhere, We've established that through 15 million people dying because the masses (and politicians) thought Hitler had a right to be heard. That his position was so absurd no one would follow it.
Frankly, I'm a peace loving guy. The 60's were great. The 70's were terrific (well, except for disco). But MY patience ends there. Violance DOES make sense when dangerous people like this are walking around, and I have no problem getting off my peace and love sofa to do it.
Because, some of my relatives no longer can and are counting on me to make sure that doesn't happen again.
'Nough preaching. Anyone take any good pictures lately?