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Tyranthraxus posted...

They are literally calling for mass executions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU9y9dcM5NQ

That's Fox News channel. Not some random blogger.

I mean he clearly said "transgenderism" and "ideology". Referring to the ideology and not the people.

That's simply not "literally calling for mass executions."

Don't get me wrong, he is clearly not tolerant of transgenderism at all, but that video clip is not a call to violence. You could accuse it of being a dog-whistle towards violence, but there are almost verbatim statements made by some on the left about the patriarchy or about the police.

I bet you have occasion to be around people who might call for the patriarchy to be torn down, wiped from the face of the earth, etc. Or people who say "all cops are bastards", and we need to "get rid of" the police, or something like that. Do you interpret those people as calling for mass executions?

I mean if you do in the latter case then yes I will grant you that the clip you posted would be equivalent. I wouldn't believe the former or the latter would be calls for mass murder, but if you believe both are then you are consistent in your principles of assessment.

However if you believe things like "when the far left calls to destroy, eliminate, or tear down some group or institution it is not a call for violence." then I don't know how you can in good faith claim the same kind of rhetoric from a political opponent as clearly a call for violence.