...Don’t... like... red... wine? I don’t understand this headline.

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I think the fear here, as shown by some commenters getting throttled, is how long till any conservative is called fascist and punchable by the extreme left. I know the last thing I want to see is more division in the country.

Btw, don’t slug nazis - at least unless they actually try to cleanse you; pre-emptively attacking these guys feeds their victim persona complex they maintain, giving them the illusion that they are the oppressed victims, and not the other way around.

I believe in freedom of speech.

This is pretty excellent. While I have my own hard opinions on the subject (then again I have hard opinions on motherfucking mayonnaise), the left is so busy correcting itself, it loses the big picture. Sometimes the discussion is necessary. This isn’t one of those times (then again now I’m part of the left correcting…

So what you’re saying is, there’s no Amendment that says you can’t punch a guy in the street when you disagree with him?

In the end, I walked away, and did something else with my life, as a stress-induced aneurysm in my mid-30's was not how I wanted to go out.

But, again, what does punching accomplish? What is the purpose of the action? What is your goal, and how does the tactic of punching get you closer to that goal?

More accurate take on this would be a mod for Grand Theft Auto, where every time you kill *anyone,* a window pops up and asks “Do you consider that person a Nazi?” and if you click “yes” then you don’t get any stars added to your Wanted level.

1. The game takes place during a war.

There’s a difference between saying “We have to give folks espousing fascistic ideas equal time!” and saying “We shouldn’t be punching people for exercising their first amendment rights.”

This attitude is short sighted and unprincipled and is the reason why Richard Spencer is now 10x more well known than he used to be.

I don’t disagree at all. People on all sides of the situation have enough in egos in ignorance to pass around.

“There are few things dorkier than putting a bell on your bicycle.”

Walker here. I tend to get irritated with some (not all) bikers when driving a car or walking. The reason is because some bikers over-take advantage of the ‘share the road’ rule. I don’t mind sharing the street or the walking/biking paths with bicycles. I encourage it. FOR THE LOVE OF SAFETY, ADD A BELL AND USE IT TO…

Shit does that count as masturbation and sex at the same time? Is it gay if we cross swords?

Shit gets awkward when 36 yr old you suggests a threesome with 17 yr old you.

Weird, 36 yr old me and 17 yr old me are high fiving and drooling right now