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Doodley

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79. You choose to go out of your way to insult me. When I hear or see

Thu Jul 30, 2020, 12:45 AM

Jul 2020

Nazis my first reaction is to condemn it, not rush to say, "I defend their right to spout hatred."

Frankly, I am offended by right-wingers who are full of hate speech and use freedom of speech as a defense. For example, they might join in calling Colin Kaepernick a "son of a bitch," for expressing himself, but then they excuse racist crap or Nazis marching through Charlottesville as freedom of speech. It is sick that anyone goes down that road. Our first reaction should be to say that this is unacceptable, not to say that they would go to their death defending their right to say it.

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Couple wear Swastika masks while shopping [View all] Swede Jul 2020 OP

Why even acknowledge her? She's begging for it. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #1

Yes, why challenge people who celebrate Nazis? Are you kidding? Doodley Jul 2020 #11

No I'm not kidding. The video played right into her hands. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #13

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. Doodley Jul 2020 #15

Oh brother. Yank on one the others below that agree with men. LakeArenal Jul 2020 #16

Well, I guess I've seen it all, now. CaliforniaPeggy Jul 2020 #2

Absolutely no point talking to these people. They are doing it to get a rise out of you and... TreasonousBastard Jul 2020 #3

The best thing is to learn their names and make them public. Mariana Jul 2020 #6

" Absolutely no point talking to these people" mitch96 Jul 2020 #22

Assholes Gothmog Jul 2020 #4

How cute. I guess it takes all kinds. Srkdqltr Jul 2020 #5

Well Since They Got the Jumbo Size of Cheeto-Puffs that Should Keep Them Busy for Awhile Stallion Jul 2020 #18

It is what it is... Brother Buzz Jul 2020 #7

Typical trump assholes Andy823 Jul 2020 #8

This is a complete insult Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #9

Good ismnotwasm Jul 2020 #49

I really feel for that cashier. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #54

We were in that store three years ago this past weekend. Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #60

Local Fox 9 says they've been banned from all Walmart for a year. KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #61

Heard that last night Wellstone ruled Jul 2020 #63

They are wearing a mask. If attaching a swastika is what it takes for them to comply - so be it. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #10

Defend to the death people's right to promote a party that killed 6 million Jews? Really? Doodley Jul 2020 #14

You are aware that the ACLU, for example, has defended them - right? Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #17

I don't defend hate speech. I support laws many other nations have to stop the Doodley Jul 2020 #23

Your (and other's) ignorance of the consequences of state suppression of speech Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #26

Well, how's that working out for America? In what way has that made America better than other Doodley Jul 2020 #27

Tolerance for speech is not the same thing as tolerance for hate. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #28

Europeans ban these symbols JonLP24 Jul 2020 #39

Thank you. Doodley Jul 2020 #51

Other nations do not have a Constitution that flat out prohibits suppressing speech with laws NutmegYankee Jul 2020 #37

You could say the same about slavery before the 13th Amendment. Hiding all our problems Doodley Jul 2020 #48

Good luck getting the majorities needed to override a fundamental right. NutmegYankee Jul 2020 #65

Funny our standards always have to be in the gutter compared to other advanced nations. Doodley Jul 2020 #66

The first Amendment protects against Govt. But Businesses don't have to accept it JI7 Jul 2020 #45

Absolutely - and I am glad that Walmart declared them trespassers and banned them. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #47

So you would have a president that wears a swastika, but not a shopper in a store, all because of Doodley Jul 2020 #55

What would you do if you saw a swastika mask at the grocery store? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2020 #24

I've seen several MAGA masks and did not say a word. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #35

Someone in a Trump mask walked into my daughter's store. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #41

"It is so helpful when idiots self-identify" as I walk past Been using this since I saw my niyad Jul 2020 #46

I could make them crap their pants without moving a muscle. nt Progressive Jones Jul 2020 #59

Keep shopping and go on with my life? Devil Child Jul 2020 #81

You are legally correct JonLP24 Jul 2020 #38

There is a little bit of difference when you are fighting an actual organization Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #42

We have similar problems just not at the same scale JonLP24 Jul 2020 #43

The scale is the issue. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #44

You could make your same argument in Germany in the 1920s. If Donald Doodley Jul 2020 #58

There is no point in even having a discussion if you believe the 1st amendment to the constitution Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #64

It is nonsense to potentially defend a president who is even worse than Trump and says, Doodley Jul 2020 #67

I defend the constitutional right of every person Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #69

Do you defend Hitler's right to say what he said? Doodley Jul 2020 #70

Hitler is not a U.S. citizen Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #72

He wasn't head of state when he gained a following by spouting racist crap. It could happen here. Doodley Jul 2020 #75

As I said, we're done. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #76

You choose to go out of your way to insult me. When I hear or see Doodley Jul 2020 #79

Take it up with the ACLU. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #80

You are correct. We have a wannabe fascist in the Whitehouse, but we also have Doodley Jul 2020 #57

How do you know what they understand or don't understand? And why should any Doodley Jul 2020 #50

First have you ever spoken with any of them? Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #62

The Nazi Party thrived on hatred and resentment. You can dismiss this as two Doodley Jul 2020 #68

Frankly, those risks are the price we pay for living in a free society. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #71

That is the price 6 million Jews paid and 72 million total in WW2. You defend that? Doodley Jul 2020 #73

Killing is not speech. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #74

That is why Germany has Angela Merkel and we have a racist idiot. Doodley Jul 2020 #56

+1 Steelrolled Jul 2020 #77

If you mention rabid conservatism and someone says you are "over reacting" not_the_one Jul 2020 #12

We know what type of person just has swastikas laying around the house... NightWatcher Jul 2020 #19

It's Walmart; the fuck did you expect? nt Codeine Jul 2020 #20

Disgusting colsohlibgal Jul 2020 #21

And here's the thing...if you grandfather saw them doing this in his prime. GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #36

What the hell..... a kennedy Jul 2020 #25

Fuckstikas Blue Owl Jul 2020 #29

I support the free speech of the person calling them sick. roamer65 Jul 2020 #30

It's not a Trump t-shirt. GaYellowDawg Jul 2020 #31

I delete that part of the tweet. Swede Jul 2020 #33

Point at them and laugh. The Wizard Jul 2020 #32

Nazis promoting their approval of the killing MerryBlooms Jul 2020 #34

Damn. Get the freakin' pro-Trump T-shirt the guy is wearing in the video. gulliver Jul 2020 #40

swastikas aside, those look like piss-poor masks 0rganism Jul 2020 #52

LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME !!! KentuckyWoman Jul 2020 #53

Their great-grandparents were probably Ilsa Jul 2020 #78

Well, at least they were wearing masks while attention seeking. Devil Child Jul 2020 #82