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Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by busterarm »

GunboatDiplomat wrote: post #26
busterarm wrote: post #8

A guy I went to high school with used to take a pause and say "Jewish" loudly after any Jewish name he'd read/say. Seriously. Fucking Catholic school.

That was tolerated?

Not by me, but yeah, barely. Let's just say a lot of kids from Far Rockaway & Breezy Point went to my high school.

I'm sure he's grown up some -- I don't imagine you can last long at acting (not that he's very successful) as an anti-Semite in NY.

Here's a shining example of what that area of New York has to offer and an event some of my classmates were present for: http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/outrage-racist-para...

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by untog »

unlinker wrote: post #25
alexisnorman wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like that he deleted his comment that said "I am a white nationalist".

I did, because people here can get pretty salty and I didn't want to "bite the bait", but yes, now that you insist, I am one, and I am not ashamed of it.

"people here can get pretty salty when I admit I am a white nationalist" is probably the most positive thing I've heard anyone say about HN in years.

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by zem »

personjerry wrote: post #5

Please excuse my naïveté, and I do not share the opinions of the neo-nazis, but isn't it part of free speech to able to use these symbols and to be prejudiced? Edit: My follow-up question: Why then is it Twitter's responsibility to censor such speech?

if twitter clamps down on this, it creates an unwelcoming place for the neonazis. if it does not, it creates an unwelcoming place for their targets. twitter has to pick one; doing nothing is not a neutral action.

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by unlinker »

untog wrote: post #32
unlinker wrote: post #25

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I did, because people here can get pretty salty and I didn't want to "bite the bait", but yes, now that you insist, I am one, and I am not ashamed of it.

"people here can get pretty salty when I admit I am a white nationalist" is probably the most positive thing I've heard anyone say about HN in years.

I call it the San Francisco bubble. Fortunately, it's just a bubble. ;P

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by _audakel »

personjerry wrote: post #5

Please excuse my naïveté, and I do not share the opinions of the neo-nazis, but isn't it part of free speech to able to use these symbols and to be prejudiced? Edit: My follow-up question: Why then is it Twitter's responsibility to censor such speech?

One of the things I love abt HN is the difference of opinions. You can have a post that tells you all the great things abt A, then in the comments you hear why A is bad, but also there is C.

It is sad that internet trolls exist, but at the same time the internet is amazing bc trolls exist, or that they can exist. The ability for everyone to communicate freely brings out the best in humanity, but also the worst.

The same power that allows GitHub and Wikipedia to exist, and that ends oppressive government regimes in the world is the same power that allows neo-nazis to have the world hear their hate speech.

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by mevile »

unlinker wrote: post #25
alexisnorman wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I like that he deleted his comment that said "I am a white nationalist".

I did, because people here can get pretty salty and I didn't want to "bite the bait", but yes, now that you insist, I am one, and I am not ashamed of it.

Why are you a white nationalist? Do you think badly of people who aren't white or that such people should be treated differently? If so why?

Re: A Symbol Neo-Nazis Use to Target Jews Online

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Post by untog »

unlinker wrote: post #35
untog wrote: post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"people here can get pretty salty when I admit I am a white nationalist" is probably the most positive thing I've heard anyone say about HN in years.

I call it the San Francisco bubble. Fortunately, it's just a bubble. ;P

Weird, I call it "the civilised world bubble".

But yeah, I know, silent majority and all that, right? There are dozens of you. Dozens!

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