These neo-Nazis have literally chanted “the Jews will not replace us” but the only ppl I see bringing up antisemitism are other Jewish ppl. Like I’m going to need Tumblr as a whole to actually step up and stop acting like Nazis magically started hating us less after World War II. Quit bringing up the alt-right’s violent antisemitism as some kind of after thought.
To the people who say we should not punch Nazis in the face
Philosophizing and discussing principles are all well and good, in a vacuum, but all ethical debate must have a practical purpose.
When we built this country we made a decision that personal freedom was important. There was a philosophical axiom in play, but axioms must be applied. That is what gave us the Supreme Court, the decision about harmful speech, the famous “shouting fire in a crowded theater.”
Speech that invites riot, that harms a person’s reputation with completely false statements, that pursues a person with threats, that causes injury by evoking panic…these have been determined to be the practical limits of the amorphous philosophical freedom.
The practicality must evolve with the world. Fifty years ago…hell, thirty years ago, a man’s capacity to cause harm with racist speech was very small. Only his family and friends caught the brunt of it, but the world has shifted. Now we have televisions, radio, and of course, the multi-headed hydra of the internet.
That tiny sphere of influence, that crowded theater, has gotten far more crowded.
Now a man’s terrible speech can reach millions around the world instantly. It can utterly destroy how our country is seen by the world and other powers that already have difficult relations with us. One man now has the microphone to a concert-sized stereo sound system and is yelling “fire!” To an audience 7 billion people strong.
This modern technology has meant that we must adapt our philosophy, just as we do in connection with cyber bullying, stalking, victimization. We must alter our high ideals so that they become tenable in the real universe. So what is the solution?
How can we inhibit the behavior without the removing from them the rights we all agree we should have?
The answer is consequences. Because the law is slow to move and most men these days have become lustfully entrenched in the notion of anonymity and protected obscurity, they fear no consequences. It falls to the people, the society around them, to hear the things they say and indicate that the words are not allowed because of the detrimental effect one man can have.
That is simply how it must happen until our law can be interpreted to meet the new age.
But a mindful person who understands why the philosophy exists, who embraces the concept of freedom but can apply practicality of themselves knows that murdering a man for what he believes is not his personal right. He comprehends that actions must have consequences and the consequences of murdering a Nazi are the same as murdering someone else. This well-minded and rightly angered citizen refuses to be responsible for a breech of the philosophy. So instead of simply ridding the world of a Nazi and demonstrating that the philosophy of freedom is an unsustainable paradox, this man punches a Nazi in the face to teach him a lesson.
Seems fair. It’s precisely what happened when men only had real soapboxes from which to shout hate speech.
TL;DR In the modern era the audience is far larger and the world uses social media as a metric of how to interpret the USA. Racism and hate speech are no longer hidden things but have been brought to the surface by men who have become too comfortable with the anonymity of the internet - a thing which did not exist in previous centuries. The law is slow to apply itself with the practical adaptation of philosophy. Therefore, consequences fall to those listening. And those listening choose to punch rather than to kill.
Confirmed that the driver of the vehical was James Alex Fields Jr, his mother has confirmed he was there for the unite the right rally as an alt right supoorter.
This is imporant. Fascists on twitter and tumblr have been posting fake info, fake names, and more all claimin it was an antifa counterprotestor who was the driver in order to shift the blame.
Charlottesville police have confirmed it was James Alex Fields Jr, and his mother has confirmed he was there as a member or the right unity rally.
This is our Really Big Coin. It is big because it makes other things look small when photographed next to it. Actually, it is a 20:1 replica of the EUR 50-cent, you see it being milled out here. We needed to do quite a bit of sanding, lacquering and smudging to obtain the desired look and some climbing to get into required shooting position (you need to get up real high to take good pictures). The result is a short series of photographs, attempting to visually scale down real-sized objects.
I am Silver Tongue, I am an artist. I have many characters and you can check out my art in the art tag. I occasionally practice witchcraft though I don't do anything too complicated. I am girl 2 and don't know what else to put here.
