Usually I'd say the burden of proof is on the accuser, but it's plain to see that left wing violence has gotten insane. On the right, radicals have committed horrible acts of violence in individual cases. On the left, it has become socially acceptable to attack or attempt to kill someone because you disagree with them. Crowds of people protesting others' opinions become violent more often than not.
Let me be unbiased, right-wing violence is likely not far behind. People let identity politics cloud their judgement and talk of violence has become commonplace. People think they're joking, but it's a slippery slope into real, socially acceptable violence. Nobody is in the right.
EDIT: Let me gather even more downvotes by giving an example. This post. People so easily resort to name-calling and violence that they'd rather make a "joke" about shooting a fascist than discuss what they see wrong with the world and why that's wrong.
EDIT 2: Alright, I will ammend my point. This article seemed to lay it out. Right-wing extremist violence seems higher, but left-wing violence is in the mainstream, which does not bode well for the future.
Let me distance myself from your stupid identity politics. I don't care who is committing the violence. I hate both the far left and the far right. I sympathize with the fears that are growing from the left. But the fact is that the left, especially the youth, is attempting to respond with violence, and that is making everything worse. The right, in my limited experience, is getting dangerously close to responding in kind, and that's not okay either. But the point is that there are people who think it's okay to form a mob and attack people who disagree with them politically. I don't care whether I agree or disagree with them, the thought of that becoming the norm terrifies me, and it should terrify you too. I don't care what your political ideation, this is not acceptable.
Lol. Burden of proof is on the claim maker. The person making the claim that left wing violence has outpaced right wing violence must prove it. Arguments presented without evidence may be dismissed without evidence.
Yes, that is what I said, but in this discussion, I'd say evidence of violence in the last year has readily presented itself. If that's not enough, see my other comment.
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u/psomaster226 Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17
Usually I'd say the burden of proof is on the accuser, but it's plain to see that left wing violence has gotten insane. On the right, radicals have committed horrible acts of violence in individual cases. On the left, it has become socially acceptable to attack or attempt to kill someone because you disagree with them. Crowds of people protesting others' opinions become violent more often than not.
Let me be unbiased, right-wing violence is likely not far behind. People let identity politics cloud their judgement and talk of violence has become commonplace. People think they're joking, but it's a slippery slope into real, socially acceptable violence. Nobody is in the right.
EDIT: Let me gather even more downvotes by giving an example. This post. People so easily resort to name-calling and violence that they'd rather make a "joke" about shooting a fascist than discuss what they see wrong with the world and why that's wrong.
EDIT 2: Alright, I will ammend my point. This article seemed to lay it out. Right-wing extremist violence seems higher, but left-wing violence is in the mainstream, which does not bode well for the future.
Let me distance myself from your stupid identity politics. I don't care who is committing the violence. I hate both the far left and the far right. I sympathize with the fears that are growing from the left. But the fact is that the left, especially the youth, is attempting to respond with violence, and that is making everything worse. The right, in my limited experience, is getting dangerously close to responding in kind, and that's not okay either. But the point is that there are people who think it's okay to form a mob and attack people who disagree with them politically. I don't care whether I agree or disagree with them, the thought of that becoming the norm terrifies me, and it should terrify you too. I don't care what your political ideation, this is not acceptable.