This Whole Discussion Around Free Speech and Milo Yiannopoulos is Causing a Rift on the Left

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60. Just a thought

I am a lifelong First Amendment absolutist and nothing that has happened in 2016 and the Idiot's three week reign of awfulness has changed that. The First Amendment is one of the reasons this country became great. When we do something that eviscerates that freedom, I am TOTALLY against it. We are giving the other side ammunition when we do this and, frankly, it is used against us.

I watched the Maher video, and Bill was toying with Milo Y, and was pretty much leading him by the nose. That to me is the way to deal with fearmongers like Mr. Y: tackle them head on with substance. Milo, and others like him, thrive on the negative publicity from things like the violence from the Berkeley riot a couple of weeks ago. Why would anyone give this guy more press by violent protests?

I am totally fine with protesting, as this too is a form of free speech. However, for heaven's sake, make it non-violent! If for no other reason, engaging in violence just makes the protesters look like hypocrites. Let the forces of evil (like Milo Y) speak and then bury them with their own words and/or walk away.

IMHO, also don't shut them up: all of this is used against us to make us look like hypocrites! Just let them talk and they will dig their own grave.