Politics Thread

[Juice]

ACLU announced they won't defend protesters looking to carry firearms anymore.

ACLU - we now defend most civil liberties

[bobbiemcgee]

Yates, Comey, Short, Dubke, Christie, Flynn, Bharara, Shaub, Walsh, Mooch, Priebus, Spicey, and Bannon in 7 months.. Can he fire Pence?

[GoMuskies]

No one killed in a very bizarre rally in Boston over the weekend. The "counter protesters" were very violent, though. They were apparently pissed no Nazis showed up.

[Masterofreality]

The ACLU got a taste of what it's like when they're "Racist" (SMH)

The response tweets to their original "White Kid Picture Tweet" are exactly why this country is doomed. If you want a Sociology lesson find that tweet and read the ridiculous accusatory responses.

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[GoMuskies]

I read some of the replies to that tweet. People are insane.

The ACLU clearly isn't left leaning enough. They are going to be punished.

[Snipe]

The ACLU got a taste of what it's like when they're "Racist" (SMH)

The response tweets to their original "White Kid Picture Tweet" are exactly why this country is doomed. If you want a Sociology lesson find that tweet and read the ridiculous accusatory responses.

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A growing segment of the population does not like White people.

[bobbiemcgee]

A growing segment of the population does not like White people.

We should build a wall and gets Black Lives Matter to pay for it.

[Caf]

I've seen this making the rounds of conservative snow flakes AND liberal snowflakes. That's pretty rare.

Definitely some crazily heavy handed responses but also a head scratching tweet. I still don't know exactly what they were going for. Assuming they're selling the kids shirt? Weird wording

[Masterofreality]

I've seen this making the rounds of conservative snow flakes AND liberal snowflakes. That's pretty rare.

Definitely some crazily heavy handed responses but also a head scratching tweet. I still don't know exactly what they were going for. Assuming they're selling the kids shirt? Weird wording

What is "head scratching" about it? They are clearly supporting free speech forever. They just made the errrrr, *mistake* of putting the *wrong* racial type on there.

The reacts are ludicrous.

[Emp]

I'm troubled as well by the ACLU turn to the left. I'm a card carrier.

And yet........They're still defending the Confederate memorials protesters right to assemble. I'm troubled by the guns, but there is still a Second Amendment, as loathsome as armed protesters are. And as troubling as the anti gay military funeral protesters are, the ACLU has defended them.
The First Amendment covers us all.

I don't see any other non governmental orgs stepping up to broadly protect the right to assemble. Am I missing something?

The consequences of armed right wing protestors could be....armed left wing protesters. Is this what we want?