The police need to improve their image with their communities so i think our reactions aren't unwarranted. Stuff like this gives a bad look. I just want to know if this march was approved by the city or not.
In my ideal society, nobody would have any weapons, but i understand that will never happen. :(
Not putting words in your mouth, just reminding you that it's not all good for every LGBTQ+ person when confronted by police.
I get what you're saying, what I mean though is this: Imagine a man standing in a doorway, this man is a representation of the police. To the left of him, they are holding onto him by the tip of his pinky finger at best. To the right of him, every other part of the man is through the doorway and they are giving the guy a hug and a pat on the back. Now, could the guy be pulled back from the door to the left? Maybe, but it would take a huge amount of effort, it would also need the cooperation of the man to turn back.
How does "the left" give up on police? By default police protect white, capitalist interests (which are married to the Right in America). Those outside that framework got police boots on their neck, historically, for merely existing.
It feels all hopeless to be a leftist in America. Everything was built from the ground up against you and the only voice we have is to vote in elections.
Well, we also have the power of protest. We have great power to effect change on an individual level if we continue to use available tools like social media to call out and punish behavior that harms individuals and society, which may seem small but it does add up.
Your side-talking passive aggressive comments are infinitely more funny when you make statements like this about someone you don't even know
Grow a spine
I would assume it was ok'd by the city. I don't think they can actually refuse, very least without risk of lawsuit (freedom of speech, assembly, etc.). I can also see the necessity of police escort. I have no doubt that these armed fucks were just looking for excuse to kill somebody, so it's good to have cops at arms lenght.
You're literally backpedaling as we speak. You're projecting as hard as Trump projects about his tiny hands.
I bet if these people take a DNA test they would have substantial % of Non "Aryan" DNA. Hell, I'm part Ashkenazi and I look more "Aryan" than these clowns.
Yeah, the whole American ideal of freedom of speech is really interesting. It's not even hard to find prominent left figures who would defend this, especially from the old guards like Noam Chomsky. Admitedly, I doubt anyone on the left would agree that protestors also have right to be armed.
If police can get away with shooting Black people because they thought they had a gun, surely they have the authority to stop Nazi's from marching the streets brandishing weapons.
Yeah that's bullshit. No other terrorist group would be allowed to march through the street bearing arms and be protected by the police.
White nationalist terrorism must be protected at all costs. Nothing is more important than making sure literal Nazis are allowed to carry guns through the streets and shout hateful rhetoric at marginalized people. Because if you remove that, something something slippery slope something 1984.
