I don't intend this to be a callout, but this crimethinc post on @IGD_News is offensive to those of us on the ground in Charlottesville.pic.twitter.com/2kaFyg9RXp
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There, however, *is* evidence that the statue mob on August 11 contributed to lower turnout on August 12. And Heather herself almost didn't attend because of it, choosing at the last minute to go in solidarity with her friend.
You said "this crimethinc post on @IGD_News is offensive to those of us on the ground in Charlottesville." That's offensive, in that you're making assumptions about the authors and speaking for *everyone* on the ground in Charlottesville.
If you disagree about a single speculation about a counterfactual, say that. No good can come from creating needless conflicts and asserting yourself as the party with the moral high ground. Be constructive. Thanks.
I did. In the follow-up tweet. And ny phrasing implies "literally everyone in Charlottesville right now" no more than "men are trash" implies all men. Thanks.
This may shock you, but it's okay to publicly disagree with some framings. Especially framings that portray Heather, other victims, and local organizers as helpless naifs.
If that's what you got from the above article, then there is little point in our discussing this. It's irresponsible for you to throw around implications about who was or wasn't in Charlottesville and to misrepresent other commenters as disrespecting them, but you do you.
Perhaps I'm not communicating clearly. I'm not saying that there were or weren't J20 defendants there. I'm saying this take reads as "heather died because there weren't enough of them"
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