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Originally Posted by Gadafti Inc. Hmmm, how about we say that it isn't about them being extremist. You cannot classify this group in the same vein as your average dissident organisation who don't agree with the government or the way the country is run. This lot don't believe in freedom, why should they be allowed freedom of speech? They only believe in the promotion of hatred and violence. Their purpose in having a platform is to deny that it to others.  |
i wasn't classifying them in the vein of "your average dissident organisation" (if indeed such a 'genre' of dissident groups exists); i don't see the point in fighting fire with fire. i think the most satisfying and productive way of dealing with these kinds of people is to allow them to humiliate themselves to as large a number of people as possible, a few public debates no doubt helping this process.
society hinges on a sense of responsibility, both individual and social, being present in all citizens. responsibility is inseparable from freedom, and so the only way you're ever going to get NF types to consider another walk of life is if you expose them to this - allow them the freedom to express their views, as well as our freedom to actively challenge them. it's not an easy route to take, but if we're serious about stamping out fascism then we've got to be rational about our approach rather than allowing ourselves to be driven by vengeful chaos.
Get the hell out of my way to the bar 
