2) Why do scolds continue to conflate a criticism of Lake's past ACTIONS (including cheerleading violence) with an attack on his person?
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Replying to @emptywheel
I'm sensitive on this topic, there was/is a mainstream embracing of Antifa, which seemed to confirm the worst stereotypes about media bias
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Replying to @danwroy
There is? Got some evidence? What I see is a sensationalizing that obscures the refusal of police to police equally.
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This piece and general post-Charlottesville chatter, clearly drifting towards saying maybe these are the good guyshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/why-the-american-left-gave-up-on-political-violence/2017/08/18/416cb37c-836f-11e7-b359-15a3617c767b_story.html?utm_term=.ed41f5de17e5 …
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Replying to @danwroy @emptywheel
And it started with the shrugging reaction on the left towards the violence at Berkeley
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Replying to @danwroy
What is your understanding of what happened at Berkeley?
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Replying to @emptywheel
Alright, getting exhausting here: masked violent assholes attack idiot Milo fans, are rewarded by event being shut down.
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Replying to @emptywheel
No they're not. They're also not organized specifically to commit violence to suppress speech.
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Milo's supporters are not violent? Surely you're not arguing that? You can't be.
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