I’m probably going to get in trouble with this post, but here goes. I believe that both sides tend to gloss over the trouble their extremists cause and concentrate on the trouble caused by the other side. (I say “trouble” because not all of it amounts to what I would call “violence”. I don’t think that property damage is in the same category as harming people.) I don’t like violence no matter who is doing it. We can argue about who is worse, but no matter, I think it’s wrong. I have a long history as an activist on the left, and I had friends who became Weatherpeople. At the time I thought they were making a big big mistake, both in tactics and in morals, and I still think so. As a radical far leftist, I think that left violence is wrong. I would hope that responsible people on the right would also say that they do not support violence on the right. (Meanwhile, Lester is a fool, but that goes without saying.)
I’m probably going to get in trouble with this post, but here goes. I believe that both sides tend to gloss over the trouble their extremists cause and concentrate on the trouble caused by the other side. (I say “trouble” because not all of it amounts to what I would call “violence”. I don’t think that property damage is in the same category as harming people.) I don’t like violence no matter who is doing it. We can argue about who is worse, but no matter, I think it’s wrong. I have a long history as an activist on the left, and I had friends who became Weatherpeople. At the time I thought they were making a big big mistake, both in tactics and in morals, and I still think so. As a radical far leftist, I think that left violence is wrong. I would hope that responsible people on the right would also say that they do not support violence on the right. (Meanwhile, Lester is a fool, but that goes without saying.)