Would I defend the civil rights of racists..? would you..?
Last I checked neonazis still have the right to free speech and every other constitutional right.
Do you not agree with that? Or should they just be lynched in the street?
As a leftist myself and a firm believer in human rights, yes, everyone has the right to free speech, but the way they exercise that right demonstrates holes in how we think as a society. For instance, I reserve the right myself to be disgusted and/or hate Neonazis for their beliefs. As such, I also reserve the right to disagree entirely with the sexism in Islam and fail to see how someone can be anti-sexist and pro-Islam at once. The following comparison is fairly fallacious, but it gets my point across: this is the equivalent of someone who is pro-Judaism but also pro-Nazi. It's a contradiction.
The solution is education. I don't want lynching. That's obviously drastic. I find that my fellow leftists are so quick to defend groups that are attacked by the right-wing that they fail to see why they are being attacked by the right-wing. I would like that people who are members of western society are educated on the rights and wrongs of prevalent groups in society in an effort to reduce the negativity and hatred that we're experiencing today. That education begins with discussions like this thread. If you leave this thread understanding my point, then I've done my part.






















