Submitted by Geek-Haven888 t3_11hxdul in newhampshire
TheGrateKhan t1_javrfbg wrote
Reply to comment by Azr431 in Men accused of violating NH Civil Rights Act appear in court by Geek-Haven888
Because the principle is worth defending for the benefit of ALL of us. As i said in the lower portions of my statement, today its these people. Tomorrow it could be Sununu banning all Black Lives Matter protests because they're trespassing on city property without permission. Or Anti War protestors, Second Amendment supporters, Second Amendment detractors.
I dont care what the opinion expressed is or if i agree or disagree with what they say or do. Your speech is protected and needs to remain as such. One day, people that we disagree with will be in power; and if they can restrict where or when or what you can say, you wont be happy.
You dont do the right thing because its popular. You do the right thing, especially when everyone else doesnt want you to, because its the right thing to do. These guys may have done things with their speech that i disagree with and detest, but that doesn't mean we go and do the wrong things to them. It is specifically how we treat those we disagree with, that defines our character.
jdkeith t1_jb0ylu5 wrote
When the pendulum swings the other way, these dicks will be the first ones to complain. Why have standards when you can have double standards?
Jasonp359 t1_jawjoit wrote
People who do the "both sides" or "slippery slope" argument when it comes to combatting racism are functionally defending and preserving the racism. Here you are equivocating racism to peaceful protests. That's insane.
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