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Related: About this forumViral Video of confrontation with Infowars reporter in Boston - Complete NSFW
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This isn't his first rodeo:
jjewell
(618 posts)Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)newthinking
(3,982 posts)What a hypocrite. I couldn't even watch a third of the video.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Not EVERYTHING has to be a polite debate and end with two people shaking hands "agreeing to disagree" and leave the listener with the notion there are two valid sides to the issue.
onwardsand upwards
(276 posts)Abusive badgering and verbal assaults like this are completely inappropriate.
Everyone has a right to their own opinions, and no-one has the right to bully anyone else in this way.
Sickening ...
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)These people are playing on us being "open minded" and "tolerant" to not get called out on their out and out assault on civil society.
They need to be called out for what they are doing. They don't believe this stuff either. They know it's a money making scam.
onwardsand upwards
(276 posts)If you believe that some people do not have the right to their own opinions, then you are walking that path.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)onwardsand upwards
(276 posts)... you must be saying that you would have no problem with someone abusing you for your opinions.
Or is consistency not your bag?
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)onwardsand upwards
(276 posts)Which "we" do you have in mind?
Also: to be consistent, you don't mind being abused -- it's all good to you, right? According to you, it's perfectly fine to abuse others that don't share your opinions. Why do you need payback, then?
Unless, of course, you think that different rules apply to you than to everyone else ...
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Or are you one of those "fight fire with water" types?
crystal dawn
(85 posts)I think these nuts bags should be ridiculed in public like this. There is no possibility of a "reasonable debate" or a change of mind when you are dealing with people who have predetermined conclusions about things....such as conspiracy theorists, Westboro churchies, jihadists, teabaggers, and the like. If they have a first amendment right to spew hatred, intolerance, and plain old numbnut wackery, that by the way, can have very dangerous results, then this guy should have the right to laugh and scoff at these fools. They should be exposed as the ignoramuses that they are.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)Someone says, "You don't want to sink to their level." to which he says, "No, I'm sinking BELOW their level because it's the only thing these people understand." Then to one of the 'God Hates Fags' idiots he says, "I'm not here to make you feel correct."
votesparks
(1,288 posts)And, he comes across as a baiting asshole. Name calling only gives credibility to those being called names.
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)This isn't a High School Debate class ya know.
votesparks
(1,288 posts)because it really isn't swaying minds, but does make the respective choirs being preached to happy. I saw the same guy on infowars, and he actually made the infowars guy look reasonable and kinder (not saying he is).
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)zebonaut
(3,688 posts)These dangerous moron protesters have to be told what they are and have some sense thrown their way
Spitfire of ATJ
(32,723 posts)...here we have a clown from Info Wars showing up to press conferences with government officials and shouting out stuff just to get a denial for their anti-government website.
Which begs the question, just who in the HELL gave this guy press credentials? He's acting like he's on par with ABC when he's less relevant than MTV.