And I think that this is a good idea.
As far as President Trump's initial remarks re: Charlottesville, I am glad that he addressed the issue and made some initial remarks. I also believe that it would behoove both him and his administration to further articulate himself better in condemning the Nazism/White Supremacy lawless violence. I don't expect the President of the United States, whoever he/she is, to condemn every single act of racist extremism of every type, every time it happens. Racism does happen every day in this country, and it is up to MORE than just the President to rebuke racism at a more local level. However, the President is the leader of America, in several respects, one of which is being a moral leader for all Americans. What I DO EXPECT is for the President of the United States to step up and try to help heal and unite all decent minded Americans at a time like this when lawful racist extremism free speech becomes LAWLESS racist extremism HATE SPEECH, resulting in widespread lawless criminal conduct, resulting in multiple injuries/fatalities, resulting in a national outcry. This is exactly what this ignorant, intolerant, and idiotic white supremacist group did on Saturday.
Simply stated, the magnitude of the situation mandates a more resonating rebuking. My expectation is for President Trump to make a more powerful speech which directly condemns the widespread criminal conduct which the Nazism/White Supremacy group displayed on Saturday. Also, both the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office need to be involved in this incident. The FBI needs to investigate facts as to possible federal crimes from kidnapping to deprivation of civil rights to domestic terrorism. The U.S. Attorney's Office then needs to bring prosecutable indictments against individuals and pursue those charges to the fullest extent under the law. A message must be sent.
Moving forward as a country, it is also important to understand the concept of free speech, and how it is protected. Free speech is a fundamental right in this country, embodied in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Like its fellow fundamental rights also embodied in the First Amendment (i.e., right to vote, right to travel, right to assemble, freedom of the press, etc.). As I have previously stated, the United States Supreme Court recognizes lawful free speech for even racist extremism groups of ANY type.
Yes, this includes racist extremism on BOTH the right (KKK/White Supremacy/Nazism) and on the left (Black Lives Matter, NOI, and Antifa). However, when lawful FREE speech DEVOLVES into lawless HATE speech, a line is crossed, and the First Amendment safeguards cease to exist. Even further when lawful FREE speech DEVOLVES into widespread CRIMINAL CONDUCT. Contrary to the false assertions made by some on this Board, racist extremism groups DO exist on the left, and have crossed the line from LAWFUL free speech to LAWLESS hate speech, and even further into criminal conduct itself. It is a fundamentally flawed argument to dispute this fact by juxtaposing the longstanding criminal history of the KKK to more modern extremist groups on the left i.e., Black Lives Matter, NOI... Although blacks sympathetic to Black Lives Matter may care about a clear distinction between the KKK and Black Lives Matter regarding who has been here longer, the eyes of the LAW do NOT. The law does not care who has been doing lawless criminal conduct longer; the law merely cares about what is lawful and what is UNLAWFUL. Black Lives Matter IS a racist extremism group, and HAS engaged in lawless criminal conduct from hate speech (promoting the killing of cops) to physical violence (attacking both vehicles and Trump supporters in the streets). Only the hate fueled hypocrites refuse to acknowledge a well-established irrefutable fact.
So, the blacks on this Board can falsely accuse me and millions of others of racism all day long until the cows come home, shit all over the American flag and her history, and make red-herring arguments about who has been a racist extremism group longer, but that is all irrelevant. What IS relevant to truly advance race and race related issues in a positive way, is for BOTH SIDES to condemn ALL forms of racist extremism. Most importantly in this effort is for WHITES to step up and say "those KKK/Nazism/White Supremacist groups who engaged in lawless criminal conduct need to be called out, condemned, and combated to the fullest extent of the law; and for BLACKS to step up and do the same for racist extremism on the left. Until then, both sides will simply point the finger at each other and the chess board stalemate regarding race and race related issues will remain in tact.
Extremism on one side does NOT justify extremism on the other side.
As far as President Trump's initial remarks re: Charlottesville, I am glad that he addressed the issue and made some initial remarks. I also believe that it would behoove both him and his administration to further articulate himself better in condemning the Nazism/White Supremacy lawless violence. I don't expect the President of the United States, whoever he/she is, to condemn every single act of racist extremism of every type, every time it happens. Racism does happen every day in this country, and it is up to MORE than just the President to rebuke racism at a more local level. However, the President is the leader of America, in several respects, one of which is being a moral leader for all Americans. What I DO EXPECT is for the President of the United States to step up and try to help heal and unite all decent minded Americans at a time like this when lawful racist extremism free speech becomes LAWLESS racist extremism HATE SPEECH, resulting in widespread lawless criminal conduct, resulting in multiple injuries/fatalities, resulting in a national outcry. This is exactly what this ignorant, intolerant, and idiotic white supremacist group did on Saturday.
Simply stated, the magnitude of the situation mandates a more resonating rebuking. My expectation is for President Trump to make a more powerful speech which directly condemns the widespread criminal conduct which the Nazism/White Supremacy group displayed on Saturday. Also, both the FBI and the U.S. Attorney's Office need to be involved in this incident. The FBI needs to investigate facts as to possible federal crimes from kidnapping to deprivation of civil rights to domestic terrorism. The U.S. Attorney's Office then needs to bring prosecutable indictments against individuals and pursue those charges to the fullest extent under the law. A message must be sent.
Moving forward as a country, it is also important to understand the concept of free speech, and how it is protected. Free speech is a fundamental right in this country, embodied in the First Amendment to the Constitution. Like its fellow fundamental rights also embodied in the First Amendment (i.e., right to vote, right to travel, right to assemble, freedom of the press, etc.). As I have previously stated, the United States Supreme Court recognizes lawful free speech for even racist extremism groups of ANY type.
Yes, this includes racist extremism on BOTH the right (KKK/White Supremacy/Nazism) and on the left (Black Lives Matter, NOI, and Antifa). However, when lawful FREE speech DEVOLVES into lawless HATE speech, a line is crossed, and the First Amendment safeguards cease to exist. Even further when lawful FREE speech DEVOLVES into widespread CRIMINAL CONDUCT. Contrary to the false assertions made by some on this Board, racist extremism groups DO exist on the left, and have crossed the line from LAWFUL free speech to LAWLESS hate speech, and even further into criminal conduct itself. It is a fundamentally flawed argument to dispute this fact by juxtaposing the longstanding criminal history of the KKK to more modern extremist groups on the left i.e., Black Lives Matter, NOI... Although blacks sympathetic to Black Lives Matter may care about a clear distinction between the KKK and Black Lives Matter regarding who has been here longer, the eyes of the LAW do NOT. The law does not care who has been doing lawless criminal conduct longer; the law merely cares about what is lawful and what is UNLAWFUL. Black Lives Matter IS a racist extremism group, and HAS engaged in lawless criminal conduct from hate speech (promoting the killing of cops) to physical violence (attacking both vehicles and Trump supporters in the streets). Only the hate fueled hypocrites refuse to acknowledge a well-established irrefutable fact.
So, the blacks on this Board can falsely accuse me and millions of others of racism all day long until the cows come home, shit all over the American flag and her history, and make red-herring arguments about who has been a racist extremism group longer, but that is all irrelevant. What IS relevant to truly advance race and race related issues in a positive way, is for BOTH SIDES to condemn ALL forms of racist extremism. Most importantly in this effort is for WHITES to step up and say "those KKK/Nazism/White Supremacist groups who engaged in lawless criminal conduct need to be called out, condemned, and combated to the fullest extent of the law; and for BLACKS to step up and do the same for racist extremism on the left. Until then, both sides will simply point the finger at each other and the chess board stalemate regarding race and race related issues will remain in tact.
Extremism on one side does NOT justify extremism on the other side.
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