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Old 08-19-2017, 09:10 PM
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Talking You're kidding.....right?

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I take great pride in not being rude, UNLESS responding to such.

My response to you was to simply put into context, what in my opinion was a misleading post, criticizing one group of people without investigating or posting any information on a group that by its own words is in support of white nationalism and who was a large part of Charlottesville.

How do you select what group is demonstrating against free speech ?

You seem, to me, to have made that judgement quite quickly.

Yes, and I did no accuse you if one thing relative to white nationalism, except to point out that this forum is easily 80% white nationalists.

I have been around for quite some time Carl....I am not a novice, I know the buzz words, notice as you and Rubicon discuss "identity politics" that is a favorite among the white nationalist groups. Not aimed at you, but please don't lecture me; you are not the only poster on here.

I rely on accurate information, not implication. I support my points of view with facts, not innuendo. Your OP was extremely misleading, and I took exception. So, that's it...alll the slights you think you see may not have been aimed at you after all.

Again, I am not a novice. I KNOW what white nationalist say, and what they do not say. Our President today labeled a group as "anti police agitators" and that is another buzz phrase, as you SHOULD know. That was uncalled for, and frankly I am concerned about this movement that closely mirrors naziism.

As you can read in most posts where someone finally discusses real issues, I endorse American working together, without labels.

On here there is too much labeling and attacking.

This isn't my first rodeo in politics, and I have watched the deterioration of what used to be a respected calling. IN MY OPINION...the current occupant of the Oval Office is a disgrace to our country and the morals that enabled our growth. He is becoming more and more every day a divider...he has yet to make one effort to unite this country. And please, blaming the left is ludicrious..,they are doing nothing and are not organized enough if they wanted.

The latest fiasco (not one person on this forum, nor anyone in the administration has yet to condemn the words used to describe a dead woman from Charlottesville) where we now seem to feel it is fine and dandy to wear brown shirts, wave Nazi flags, shout nazi hate slogans, and I still have in my memory, those little boys being led in a cheers celebrating Trump by Trump. This is not aimed at you, but does not leave my mind. The atrocities of WW2 should never leave our mind

I love this country; I have served this country in a number of ways; I have been privileged to meet many great leaders, and to me we are on such a backslide it scares me.

Oh, your buddy or please..perceived buddy, Rubicon will come on here in the morning and proclaim that all the ills of the world are to be laid at the feet of millions of Americans..,he has already shared that the election if Trump was too late, and from my perspective hearing stuff like that is damn scary.

And don't give me the Clinton/OBama stuff. I don't care because whatever you think, there is NO EXCUSE..ZERO EXCUSE for having a President lie chronically and to attack everyone who might disagree. Attacking someone else cannot be support for lying. There is a difference between supporting someone and giving up standards because you didn't like his opponent (and I sure don't or did support Clinton)

Sorry for the lecture...I am big on truth, context and discussion. Bottom line, I just did not think your OP was honest, not in context and misleading as to intent. Same way I feel about Trumps tweet..,no reason for that.
Of course you were rude. And it was obviously deliberate and unjustified.

My original post was not in support of any group; it was in support of the First Amendment of the Constitution. As the Supreme Court has pointed out, hate speech is protected by the Constitution. That doesn't mean that I approve of it, nor does the Supreme Court.

You say that Rubicon and I discuss "identity politics." The use of quotation marks means the use of those exact words. First off, I don't know Rubicon, and we do not communicate privately about our postings. Secondly, I defy you to find any post of mine, anywhere, where I use the words "Identity Politics."

Most of the rest of your post has nothing to do with me or the original post regarding protecting the First Amendment, so I won't bother to address it.

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Carl in Tampa
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