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The counter protest was organized by a local group and had lots of national participation:

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Heather Heyer, the woman killed by the driver of the vehicle, was a local resident that was part of the counter protest.

You can fuck right off with calling people standing up for their entirely reasonable beliefs in an open society "SJWs".




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Let's call the counter protesters Reaganites. Not in a serious way of course, but lots of people to the right of Reagan and almost everyone to the left of Reagan is opposed to white supremacy, it's not some weird fringe.

It's strange, isn't it, how that somehow involves bandana face masks and baseball bats?

This is just a troll right, you aren't putting forth such sloppy reasoning in a serious way are you?

(If you don't understand what I'm getting at: applying responsibility for extreme actions to huge groups of people is ridiculous)


>(If you don't understand what I'm getting at: applying responsibility for extreme actions to huge groups of people is ridiculous)

Does that apply to the white nationalists as well, or just the half of the mob you view as on your side?


Sure, but people are denouncing them for their repugnant views and also denouncing the violence that some of them are perpetrating.

(If you are confused, all the people talking about their right to free speech and free assembly are taking a nuanced stance on things...)




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