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posted by janrinok on Sunday June 24 2018, @05:52PM   Printer-friendly
from the fetch-the-popcorn dept.

From Raw Story

The National Park Service has approved an application for a year anniversary commemoration of Charlottesville's violent white supremacist rally to be held in Washington, DC.

DC's WUSA9 reported that NPS approved the application but has not yet issued permits for the rally set to be held at Lafayette Square, a seven-acre park just north of the White House. The event is to be organized by Jason Kessler, the organizer of the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville where 32-year-old Heather Heyer was hit and killed by an alleged white supremacist.

"This year we have a new purpose," Kessler said, discussing the upcoming rally. "That's to talk about the civil rights abuse that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia last year."

Kessler claimed it wasn't his fault that "that stuff happened," and said that in the months since the rally ostensibly intended to "defend" a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee, "white civil rights" have taken a hit.

"We're not able to peacefully assemble. We're not able to speak," he told WUSA. "I keep telling people if your right to rally and your right to protest means that someone else's life might be in danger, then it is no longer free speech but it is hate speech."


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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by digitalaudiorock on Sunday June 24 2018, @07:58PM (11 children)

    by digitalaudiorock (688) on Sunday June 24 2018, @07:58PM (#697679) Journal

    It really is. On another thread when several of us questioned the meaning of whole SJW term the theme of the various answers was equally sad. Seemingly some notion that minorities have it made because of some "Animal Farm"-esque notion that they think they're "more equal" than the "rest of us", and that us liberal "SJWs" are supporting them in this unjust cause...blah blah. I shouldn't even be posting this as it may dredge it all up again, and I'm not sure I can take any more of it.

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  • (Score: 5, Insightful) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday June 24 2018, @08:11PM (10 children)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday June 24 2018, @08:11PM (#697681) Journal

    I wish every single one of those assholes would wake up black tomorrow, and gay for preference. See how "good" minorities actually have it. Damn it all to hell...

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    I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
    • (Score: 2) by Arik on Sunday June 24 2018, @11:06PM (4 children)

      by Arik (4543) on Sunday June 24 2018, @11:06PM (#697782) Journal
      "I wish every single one of those assholes would wake up black tomorrow, and gay for preference. See how "good" minorities actually have it. Damn it all to hell..."

      It would work very well both ways. It's a shame 'freaky friday' is just bad fiction instead of real science...
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      If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
      • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Monday June 25 2018, @02:50AM (1 child)

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday June 25 2018, @02:50AM (#697920) Homepage Journal

        Freaky Friday was the mom & daughter. Down to Earth was the white guy & black guy.

        • (Score: 2) by Arik on Monday June 25 2018, @04:25AM

          by Arik (4543) on Monday June 25 2018, @04:25AM (#697961) Journal
          Still a shame that doesn't happen for real.
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          If laughter is the best medicine, who are the best doctors?
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:03AM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:03AM (#698460)

        Oh wow, yeah waking up as a white male would be pretty terrible!

        Oh wait, I do that every day and I see how quite often I'm treated like a human being and my FoC (friends of color) are treated like shit by default. Oh god people might mistakenly call me racist!! Oh, that has never happened to me because I'm not racist and I'm sensitive to the discrimination minorities experience so I don't stick my foot in my mouth all the time. And if I do I'm a decent enough human being to apologize for mistakenly causing offense.

        I don't know why this is so hard for conservatives... oh right, RACISM!

        Fuck off and have a shitty day :P

        • (Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday June 26 2018, @03:13AM

          Offense isn't caused it's taken. You have the choice to either be a hysterical shithead over non-malicous things or to not. By all means, knock someone on their ass for saying something with malice, regardless of the wording. Shut your cry-pussy ass up about anything that's not said or done with deliberate malice though.

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          My rights don't end where your fear begins.
    • (Score: 0, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 25 2018, @02:07AM

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 25 2018, @02:07AM (#697900)

      And this is the problem with left. You prefer attacking right over attacking far left. You created this mess and your lack of self reflection tells me exactly how much you want minorities to succeed and how you want to ride that success for yourself.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 25 2018, @02:21AM (3 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Monday June 25 2018, @02:21AM (#697908)

      I wish every single one of those assholes would wake up black tomorrow, and gay for preference.

      And, I'd still be a better bitch than you.

      • (Score: 2, Insightful) by r_a_trip on Monday June 25 2018, @10:44AM (2 children)

        by r_a_trip (5276) on Monday June 25 2018, @10:44AM (#698065)

        *** And, I'd still be a better bitch than you. ***

        Would you? Would you flourish by having your skills, integrity and intelligence questioned by the mere color of your skin? Would you feel well having the adequacy of your feminitity or masculinity questioned by who you are attracted to?

        I can tell you from experience that being regarded as "them" is a bit tougher on the psyche than being "us" by default.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:05AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday June 26 2018, @12:05AM (#698463)

          Hey now, you should be more welcoming when one of these turds even sarcastically tries to put themselves in the other position! Do you know how rare that is?? Teachable moment amirite?

          j/k, that asshole is so tight I'm surprised they haven't died from toxic constipation.

        • (Score: 1) by khallow on Tuesday June 26 2018, @01:13PM

          by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Tuesday June 26 2018, @01:13PM (#698722) Journal

          Would you? Would you flourish by having your skills, integrity and intelligence questioned by the mere color of your skin? Would you feel well having the adequacy of your feminitity or masculinity questioned by who you are attracted to?

          Of course not. But that's not the point. Society expectations aren't everything. Your mental outlook is important too. If you're looking for ready excuses to fail, you'll find them whether or not society helps you look.