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These are literally young UVA students age 17-23 standing up to a sea of white supremacists and neo-Nazis surrounding them #Charlottesville

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apparently it was an arranged white supremacist rally, and then the students pepper sprayed them? I hate nazis, but freedom of speech dudes

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Because emboldened Nazis never hurt anybody

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that's the shittiest argument i've ever heard. "People who believed what you believe have caused harm, so that justifies us hurting you"

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No, I'm saying the 17-23 year olds might have gotten a little scared while surrounded by hostile, torch bearing Nazis

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If the pepper spray was in self defense (which it may have been!) then i have no issue with it.

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That video I linked showed a bunch of scary ass dudes screaming white pride shit at kids

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I didn't see any video linked on my feed, can you link it here?

5:19 PM · Aug 12, 2017

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Sure, ya! Note that the guys with torches are all facing the kids at the statue twitter.com/jowrotethis/st

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hard to tell in the video. I disagree with initiating violence, I agree if it's in self defense - whether its students or the racists.