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Tropic_Sunset posted...

Not to be contrarian, but might you provide a source so I can appropriately reply?

First and second paragraphs of TC's link. 100 antifa members, disappearing into a crowd of 2000 right-wing protestors.

Tropic_Sunset posted...

Neither agreed nor disagreed. Explain.

TC said something demonstrably wrong, topic turned into demonstrating how he's wrong, and now he's run away. The solution: Don't say things that are demonstrably wrong, especially when you're just trying to evoke an emotional reaction and they don't actually contribute to reporting.

Tropic_Sunset posted...

Yeah? And that's obvious. This is also the time to stand up to them. What's less obvious is that this is the time to also stand up to extremists who oppose them. Again, both are bad. Reject the dumbass nazis, and also reject the extremists who oppose them but would be disastrous as well. Refuse both.

Indeed. Again, this is just the discussion of whether or not they're cowardly. The fact that they can be defended as not being cowardly is exactly why one shouldn't try to paint them as cowards. Calling one's enemies cowards is an ancient and hopelessly transparent propaganda technique, which is not remotely necessary when one can just condemn the fact that they're being violent assholes. This is why I gave the extreme example of suicide bombers, whom everyone agrees are awful and indefensible, but which clearly cannot be called cowardly. Just call them (and only them, not everyone who has similar views or beliefs) violent assholes and leave it at that.
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