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Fascists are planning a little get-together. Anyone know where exactly? (midwest.social)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/10615618

We're trying to find out.

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 8 months ago (3 children)

These fuckers are so open about it, is this shit not illegal in US?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago

It depends what they do at the meeting. If someone sends in a spy to record the event, and catches people on recording making realistic concrete plans to commit crimes, then it's definitely illegal.

The banner seems to be just barely within the range of protected free speech. "The Fuhrer" obviously refers to Hitler, since the event is on April 20. But it seems legal in the US. If they were challenged, they would claim it's an ad for a peaceful meeting, which is protected.

But if they actually said "Hitler", or "Nazi", or put up swastikas or Nazi flags, then they would be within the realm of possibly-not-free-speech, since those can be interpreted as calls to violence. However, it's ambiguous. There are multiple ways to interpret a swastika, and fascists in the US are really good at feigning innocence.

It's definitely illegal once they start saying things like "let's kill some [insert slur here]"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago

Unfortunately no

[+] [email protected] -9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Unfortunately not. The ACLU betrayed us all defending them in court.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Whoa, whoa, whoa. The ACLU betrayed no one, pardner. If 1^st^ Amendment rights go ignored, despicable as the rhetoric may seem, we become the fascists we fight against. Please don't let zealotry cloud your better judgement.

That said, nowhere is it written that free speech precludes lawful rebuttal.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have to, unfortunately, disagree. Free speech is not without bounds. They fell for the Paradox of Tolerance trap. Nazi ideology is explicitly inciting hate, violence, and genocide. By defending them, the ACLU helped to keep these ideologies alive and able to metastisize. It was a betrayal of humanity.

I do believe that everyone deserves a free trial and representation. Using the ACLU to defend Nazis and Kluckers was a mistake that is causing harm to this day.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

We don't compromise freedom of speech. If chuds want to out themselves as literal enemies of freedom, let them.

It's easier to keep them out of government and positions of power if you know the enemy.

Also, we don't have freedom to fascism - when they break the law, and they will, the full weight of the government - Feds - should fall on them like air dropped lava.

Would it be satisfying to short-cut the process and simply air drop lava on this gathering?

Perhaps, but not worthy of our democracy - or worth losing our democracy to - a democracy which prizes freedom of speech so much, and for so many very fundamental reasons. One of the things you must keep in mind when dealing with extremism of any type is not to become a participant in their imaginary conflict - don't become a fascist to stick it to the fascists, don't throw away our ideals - we've beaten these fuckwits before and we'll do it again.

Also, if you follow that path, the feds will be dropping lava on pussy marches and BLM in record time.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Stating and establishing limits in free speech is not compromising it and Every single outspoken "free speech absolutist" has proven out to be an authoritarian extremist. There must be limits in order to prevent anti-social forces for undermining a free and just society. We have laws against fraud, libel, and slander. Why is genocide and anti-democratic speech, which is clearly of much greater potential harm special?

It's easier to keep them out of government and positions of power if you know the enemy.

This doesn't appear to be the case, in my experience. We still got Sinema and a guy in Eastern Washington who published a manifesto calling for genocide of non-christians (Matt Shay).

Also, we don't have freedom to fascism - when they break the law, and they will, the full weight of the government - Feds - should fall on them like air dropped lava.

They should but they do not. Instead they have done things like conspire to off civil rights leaders, give nazis more rights and protections than communists (take a look at any Federal equal protection laws - they have carve-outs to make the laws not apply to anyone who is associated with the Communist Party but no such restrictions for any far-right extremists), and did absolutely nothing about the early-20th century fascist coup attempt which included the likes of JP Morgan.

don't become a fascist to stick it to the fascists, don't throw away our ideals - we've beaten these fuckwits before and we'll do it again.

Being anti-authoritarian and pretty far left of center makes engaging in a far-right, authoritarian ideology unlikely. Putting limits on things intended to cause societal harm is reasonable. Doing nothing is not.

Also, if you follow that path, the feds will be dropping lava on pussy marches and BLM in record time.

Were you watching?... The Federal Bureau of Prisons and others were abducting people in unmarked vans during the BLM protests in Portland, at the very least. They were also shooting people in the head with rubber batton rounds, attempting to kill or maim them (and succeeding in the latter at the least).

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You are not the law. You are not the King of America. You are not better than the United States Constitution. You are a rank fascist in a different uniform trying to justify their despotic wishes.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Nah. I'm no right-winger or M-L. I want no power over anyone. Just an anarchist tired of people pretending that letting fascists run amok will magically result in anything but them continuing to consolidate power in the state institutions that they have compromised and use them to inflict violence on the populace.

A free, just, and tolerant society requires that we do not tolerate the those that seek to undermine it. Basic paradox of tolerance.

But, you do you. Bickering on the Internet only serves to cause is mutual harm and I don't wish to participate in that.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Or I just punch the Nazi... I mean is it legal, who cares that is the moral responce to seeing a nazi to to do all I can to beat the snot out of them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

So glad the voice of reason prevails. 🙄

How is your behaviour any better than what you're fighting against? Hint: it isn't. The only thing that differs is the uniform.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

I mean if you cant figure out the difrence between Punching a racist who wants to opress people ... and the person wanting to opress people, that is not my problem, that is your problem, and I hope very much some day your moral compas is able to tell the difrence between the 2

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

How funny would it be if someone posted a fake threat to the Dachau-downsie's event, the feds show up as a result, and someone else convinces the Special-Staffel that the feds are woke and they get into some full-on Ruby Ridge type shit as a result.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like the tolerance paradox in action

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Exactly.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 8 months ago

Be a damn shame if someone spiked the punch... with rat poison. Those poor vermin.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Oooh! BBQ!

Golly!