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BeantownHero
05/31/19 6:29:53 PM
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https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/31/media/laura-ingraham-paul-nehlen-extremists/index.html

Fox News on Friday afternoon stood by Laura Ingraham after she defended a white supremacist and several other fringe people who have been banned or disciplined by large social media companies.

Ingraham's defense of the extremists on her prime time Fox show "The Ingraham Angle" came during a segment on Thursday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's criticism of Facebook for not removing a video doctored to make it appear she was drunk and slurring her words.

Ingraham said calls for Facebook to remove the video were a "pretext to be able to silence voices."

Later during the segment, Ingraham displayed a graphic showing images of people she characterized as "prominent voices censored on social media."

"Facebook now, what do they monitor? Quote, hate? That sounds good until you realize hate," Ingraham said. "And these are some of the people they've shunned."

"It's people who believe in border enforcement, people who believe in national sovereignty," Ingraham added.

The graphic included Paul Nehlen, a white supremacist who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and 2018. Nehlen, who refers to himself as "pro-white," has had his racism and anti-Semitism well documented. In April, for instance, he appeared on a podcast and admitted to wearing a shirt featuring Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

"Because, I want to make a point that it will ultimately take -- it might not take a million Robert Bowers -- but it's going to take a lot of people all pushing in the same direction to do what needs to be done, and that is to rid white lands of Jews," Nehlen said on the podcast. "Because they are going to undermine our ability to thrive as a race. They are going to wipe us off the face of the earth."

Nehlen has also shared fringe conspiracy theories, including the idea that Bill and Hillary Clinton are murderers.

Nehlen, who was permanently suspended from Facebook and Twitter, is so toxic that even Gab, a platform used by members of the alt-right, banned him. In 2017, the far-right website Breitbart cut ties with Nehlen after he appeared on a white nationalist podcast.

Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, criticized Fox News and Ingraham for the description of Nehlen.

"Paul Nehlen is not being censored because he's a conservative. He was kicked off social media for repeatedly spewing anti-Semitism & racism, and for targeting Jewish journalists," Greenblatt tweeted on Friday. "Do better, @FoxNews."

Following the backlash, Fox News released a statement saying it was "obscene to suggest" Ingraham had defended Nehlen.

"Anyone who watches Laura's show knows that she is a fierce protector of freedom of speech and the intent of the segment was to highlight the growing trend of unilateral censorship in America," the Fox News statement added.

Ingraham did not respond to requests for comment.

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Paper_Okami
05/31/19 6:32:01 PM
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"be better fox news"

this never works

they're gonna just be more racist
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Smashingpmkns
05/31/19 6:32:16 PM
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Remember when Laura Ingraham did a Nazi salute on live television
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Phantom_Nook
05/31/19 6:32:30 PM
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Not surprising in the least.
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TennTux
05/31/19 6:34:46 PM
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Censorship should always be fought
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Axiom
05/31/19 6:36:25 PM
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Of course she defends her own people. Fox News has just become such a shithole of their ilk
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CyricZ
05/31/19 6:38:10 PM
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Laura Ingraham gave a Nazi salute at the RNC.

Oy9VI4V

And yes. I am going to post this in every topic regarding her.
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Delirious_Beard
05/31/19 6:40:03 PM
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this is the least surprising thing i've heard all week

ingraham is the definition of a c word
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Guide
05/31/19 6:40:46 PM
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Didn't she have a fit over the fake decapitated Trump head.

Shut the fuck up ingraham
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TennTux
05/31/19 6:42:44 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Laura Ingraham gave a Nazi salute at the RNC.

Oy9VI4V

And yes. I am going to post this in every topic regarding her.

My statement still stands but Lmfao YIKES
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pegusus123456
05/31/19 6:46:26 PM
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BeantownHero posted...
Following the backlash, Fox News released a statement saying it was "obscene to suggest" Ingraham had defended Nehlen.

"Anyone who watches Laura's show knows that she is a fierce protector of freedom of speech and the intent of the segment was to highlight the growing trend of unilateral censorship in America," the Fox News statement added.

Oh lawd, you can smell the horseshit through the screen.
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Zeeak4444
05/31/19 6:48:10 PM
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BeantownHero posted...
https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2019/05/31/media/laura-ingraham-paul-nehlen-extremists/index.html

Fox News on Friday afternoon stood by Laura Ingraham after she defended a white supremacist and several other fringe people who have been banned or disciplined by large social media companies.

Ingraham's defense of the extremists on her prime time Fox show "The Ingraham Angle" came during a segment on Thursday about House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's criticism of Facebook for not removing a video doctored to make it appear she was drunk and slurring her words.

Ingraham said calls for Facebook to remove the video were a "pretext to be able to silence voices."

Later during the segment, Ingraham displayed a graphic showing images of people she characterized as "prominent voices censored on social media."

"Facebook now, what do they monitor? Quote, hate? That sounds good until you realize hate," Ingraham said. "And these are some of the people they've shunned."

"It's people who believe in border enforcement, people who believe in national sovereignty," Ingraham added.

The graphic included Paul Nehlen, a white supremacist who unsuccessfully ran for Congress in 2016 and 2018. Nehlen, who refers to himself as "pro-white," has had his racism and anti-Semitism well documented. In April, for instance, he appeared on a podcast and admitted to wearing a shirt featuring Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue.

"Because, I want to make a point that it will ultimately take -- it might not take a million Robert Bowers -- but it's going to take a lot of people all pushing in the same direction to do what needs to be done, and that is to rid white lands of Jews," Nehlen said on the podcast. "Because they are going to undermine our ability to thrive as a race. They are going to wipe us off the face of the earth."

Nehlen has also shared fringe conspiracy theories, including the idea that Bill and Hillary Clinton are murderers.

Nehlen, who was permanently suspended from Facebook and Twitter, is so toxic that even Gab, a platform used by members of the alt-right, banned him. In 2017, the far-right website Breitbart cut ties with Nehlen after he appeared on a white nationalist podcast.

Jonathan Greenblatt, chief executive of the Anti-Defamation League, criticized Fox News and Ingraham for the description of Nehlen.

"Paul Nehlen is not being censored because he's a conservative. He was kicked off social media for repeatedly spewing anti-Semitism & racism, and for targeting Jewish journalists," Greenblatt tweeted on Friday. "Do better, @FoxNews."

Following the backlash, Fox News released a statement saying it was "obscene to suggest" Ingraham had defended Nehlen.

"Anyone who watches Laura's show knows that she is a fierce protector of freedom of speech and the intent of the segment was to highlight the growing trend of unilateral censorship in America," the Fox News statement added.

Ingraham did not respond to requests for comment.


It's a good thing nothing she talked about related to free speech then.

How are there so many idiots who don't understand what the first amendment is.
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Mistere Man
05/31/19 6:49:02 PM
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TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought

This especially in the news.

But being that this is Facebook and not a news outlet I see little problem here.
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Zeeak4444
05/31/19 6:49:45 PM
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TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


But fighting censorship like this also goes directly against capitalism. You're literally advocating for regulation of a private business.
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Solar_Crimson
05/31/19 6:51:10 PM
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TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought

No one is entitled to a platform.
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thronedfire2
05/31/19 6:54:41 PM
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TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


Legitimately unwarranted censorship by the government, sure. Private entities and social media platforms can ban whoever they want
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Mistere Man
05/31/19 6:54:50 PM
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Solar_Crimson posted...
TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought

No one is entitled to a platform.

The press is, but not on Facebook. Tell your story in print or on your own press related site.
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creativerealms
05/31/19 6:57:09 PM
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Was expecting Tucker Carlson.
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 6:59:59 PM
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Zeeak4444 posted...
TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


But fighting censorship like this also goes directly against capitalism. You're literally advocating for regulation of a private business.


You can only be on one side 100% or the other side 100%, there is no middle ground.
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Nikra
05/31/19 7:08:15 PM
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Something is serious wrong with Laura Ingraham. She's a sheep: She doesn't have a mind of her own.
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spudger
05/31/19 7:33:36 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


Legitimately unwarranted censorship by the government, sure. Private entities and social media platforms can ban whoever they want

this.

why are people too fucking slow to understand this

facebook owes you fucking nothing
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spudger
05/31/19 9:53:49 PM
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shes racist
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Webmaster4531
05/31/19 9:59:04 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


But fighting censorship like this also goes directly against capitalism. You're literally advocating for regulation of a private business.


You can only be on one side 100% or the other side 100%, there is no middle ground.

We can't stop you from being a hypocrite.
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Hanky_Bannister
05/31/19 10:10:52 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Laura Ingraham gave a Nazi salute at the RNC.

Oy9VI4V

And yes. I am going to post this in every topic regarding her.

Holy shit
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Guide
05/31/19 10:11:49 PM
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That was... That was deliberate. She did that on purpose.
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 10:11:57 PM
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Webmaster4531 posted...
Damn_Underscore posted...
Zeeak4444 posted...
TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


But fighting censorship like this also goes directly against capitalism. You're literally advocating for regulation of a private business.


You can only be on one side 100% or the other side 100%, there is no middle ground.

We can't stop you from being a hypocrite.


The principle of free speech is more important than left vs right politics.
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Webmaster4531
05/31/19 10:19:16 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
The principle of free speech

You mean the one that's been explained to you repeatedly?

Media companies have a free speech right to not endorse white supremacists on their platforms.
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 11:01:16 PM
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The concept of free speech?

Do you mean that humans should have the right to speak because they are human, or that free speech = first amendment of the US Constitution?
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Webmaster4531
05/31/19 11:06:04 PM
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Damn_Underscore posted...
The concept of free speech?

Do you mean that humans should have the right to speak because they are human, or that free speech = first amendment of the US Constitution?

Webmaster4531 posted...
Media companies have a free speech right to not endorse white supremacists on their platforms.

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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 11:13:43 PM
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So companies have a free speech right and people have a free speech right. There is a grey area here, and the answer is not as clear as you're acting like it is. Companies like Facebook should ban offensive speech, but what offends one person is not objectively offensive. This entire controversy is about a fake video of Nancy Pelosi.

Tell me, Mr. Non-Hypocrite, why is this the one of the few times you support a company's rights over a person's rights?
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Delirious_Beard
05/31/19 11:17:53 PM
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kayoticdreamz posted...
liberals once again acting like white people aren't discriminated against. Whites are literally the only race of people that it is legal to discriminate against, and the second they even ask a question about this it's all "NAZI, WHITE SUPREMACIST, RACIST, BIGOT!!!!"

No wonder white nationalism is on the rise, white people are sick of being told the world's problems is their fault and no one else's. White's aren't even a majority around the world for fuck's sake.


wow how did i not have you tagged already
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 11:21:39 PM
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Private companies can do whatever they want, like give out loans at outrageous interest rates, put pay-to-win mechanics in their games, designate more internet fastlanes for an extra fee, buy out all their competitors...

As long as what they do is within the law, they can never be criticized because private companies can do whatever they want.
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Damn_Underscore
05/31/19 11:38:32 PM
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Your main argument is "private companies can do whatever they want" and I pointed out to you how stupid that argument is.

White supremacists are idiots (they really are; they usually identify as Christian, but they hate Jews even though Jesus was a Jew), but any time you ban political speech sets a bad precedent. Facebook can ban anyone they want, but they are open to backlash for it.
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MrMallard
05/31/19 11:41:42 PM
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kayoticdreamz posted...
liberals once again acting like white people aren't discriminated against. Whites are literally the only race of people that it is legal to discriminate against, and the second they even ask a question about this it's all "NAZI, WHITE SUPREMACIST, RACIST, BIGOT!!!!"

No wonder white nationalism is on the rise, white people are sick of being told the world's problems is their fault and no one else's. White's aren't even a majority around the world for fuck's sake.

The bloke that this woman was defending said that all white people needed to do their part in eradicating the Jewish faith and its followers. This isn't the time or place to be making your stand, unless you support this scum.

Either pick another racial topic to do it, or make your own.
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jborgan
05/31/19 11:57:26 PM
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MrMallard posted...
kayoticdreamz posted...
liberals once again acting like white people aren't discriminated against. Whites are literally the only race of people that it is legal to discriminate against, and the second they even ask a question about this it's all "NAZI, WHITE SUPREMACIST, RACIST, BIGOT!!!!"

No wonder white nationalism is on the rise, white people are sick of being told the world's problems is their fault and no one else's. White's aren't even a majority around the world for fuck's sake.

The bloke that this woman was defending said that all white people needed to do their part in eradicating the Jewish faith and its followers. This isn't the time or place to be making your stand, unless you support this scum.

Either pick another racial topic to do it, or make your own.

@kayoticdreamz got upset and started bitching when some Neo-Nazis were court ordered to stop harassing a family. His opinions are fucking worthless.
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Solar_Crimson
06/01/19 12:31:13 AM
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jborgan posted...
MrMallard posted...
kayoticdreamz posted...
liberals once again acting like white people aren't discriminated against. Whites are literally the only race of people that it is legal to discriminate against, and the second they even ask a question about this it's all "NAZI, WHITE SUPREMACIST, RACIST, BIGOT!!!!"

No wonder white nationalism is on the rise, white people are sick of being told the world's problems is their fault and no one else's. White's aren't even a majority around the world for fuck's sake.

The bloke that this woman was defending said that all white people needed to do their part in eradicating the Jewish faith and its followers. This isn't the time or place to be making your stand, unless you support this scum.

Either pick another racial topic to do it, or make your own.

@kayoticdreamz got upset and started bitching when some Neo-Nazis were court ordered to stop harassing a family. His opinions are fucking worthless.

I should probably tag him.
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tremain07
06/01/19 12:33:29 AM
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Hanky_Bannister posted...
CyricZ posted...
Laura Ingraham gave a Nazi salute at the RNC.

Oy9VI4V

And yes. I am going to post this in every topic regarding her.

Holy shit

Yikes, I remember people defending this saying it wasn't the nazi salute,too.
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spudger
06/01/19 12:36:45 AM
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tremain07 posted...
Hanky_Bannister posted...
CyricZ posted...
Laura Ingraham gave a Nazi salute at the RNC.

Oy9VI4V

And yes. I am going to post this in every topic regarding her.

Holy shit

Yikes, I remember people defending this saying it wasn't the nazi salute,too.

those would be the usual suspects
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CreekCo
06/01/19 1:27:37 AM
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TennTux posted...
Censorship should always be fought


Truth. It doesnt matter these are jerks. You shout them down for being jerks but not censorship because who gets to decide what is censored next? Social media sites get special protections so I dont get the notion that they are not news outlets. Fox News has said on record they are just entertainment but they are still responsible at a news level for information.
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ThyCorndog
06/01/19 1:53:20 AM
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@Damn_Underscore
the right to free speech means that the government can't censor your speech. you're allowed to talk about and say what you want. that doesn't mean you have the right on every single private platform. if Facebook or YouTube bans someone, that's not a violation of that person's free speech. they're free to keep talking somewhere else. they won't go to jail or anything. a private company has the right to control who can use their platform and that has nothing to do with free speech. it's really simple and if you still don't understand it after I just explained it here, then you're just trolling
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shokan_warrior
06/01/19 1:59:06 AM
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Nationalism and supremacism are not the same thing
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Paper_Okami
06/01/19 1:59:40 AM
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shokan_warrior posted...
Nationalism and supremacism are not the same thing


lmfao
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ThyCorndog
06/01/19 2:01:16 AM
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shokan_warrior posted...
Nationalism and supremacism are not the same thing

no but when someone talks like a nazi then it's obvious that they're a supremacist
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Solar_Crimson
06/01/19 9:56:20 AM
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shokan_warrior posted...
Nationalism and supremacism are not the same thing

But with these guys, they pretty much go hand-in-hand.
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Machete
06/01/19 10:07:29 AM
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shokan_warrior posted

Even though he should literally never post
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