What historical case of non-violence worked without another figure presenting a more radical position? Historically, the most efficient outcomes seem to come from a non-violent movement with a more radical movement on the flanks. 

I’d almost bet money the “taught to punch” part included some really inefficient advice. 

I don’t think these rallies or counter-protests matter. They’re radicalizing online, they’re bringing in new recruits, they’re pushing out their messaging. Some of them are already on the path towards terrorism. The neo-Nazi Atomwaffen division could credibly be called a terrorist group. They organize and radicalize…

They know what they support. You’re splitting hairs rather dishonestly and I expect intentionally given you’re clearly a conservative troll. “Socialist” in common speech has meant “Democratic socialism” for quite some time. Speech is not static. In the same way when people say they support “capitalism” they don’t mean…

“They don’t want real socialism”. Democratic socialism is not the same as “Venezuela”, and I’m pretty tired of conservative idiots citing Venezuela while ignoring a whole heap of issues other than their economic ideology. It’s just lazy and anti-intellectual.

Democratic socialism. “Classical socialism” isn’t generally what anyone means when they use the term “socialism” these days. 

That’s a bad poll, the reality is no one supports purely one or the other. Everyone supports a mixed system (Democratic Socialism is inherently a mixture of both, and so is the standard form of American capitalism).

Yeah, they’re a hate group. That’s been obvious to anyone who isn’t a far-right Christian. I mean they’re the kind of people somewhat conservative Christians look at and go “We’re not with those assholes”.

I can tell you why, as could anyone in the state. Hogan’s support numbers. He’s a moderate Republican, doesn’t talk Trump, and has plenty of people backing him because why the state is deep blue it’s more complicated when you break it down in state for anything but presidential races.

That’s a complete strawman and you know it. Law enforcement is inherently political, there is nothing wrong with that statement. The priorities behind it are political, the policies are political. There’s a reason a white kid in the suburbs with weed gets treated differently than a black kid in the city, or why white…

ICE was never about fighting terrorism. There is a formerly separate group under the ICE aegis what does more transnational law enforcement, but they are not what ICE does nor do they represent the basic ICE officer. They’re the ones who wrote Nielsen asking to be formally removed from ICE.

It’s a scary poll, but I’m not too convinced by “bad behavior” in the wording. That’s so vague we’re not getting a very useful understanding of what they think. Is bad behavior criticism? Is it publishing false articles? Is it sexual harassment claims? Without something more specific I’m not too sure about the…

I’m interested to see how it all goes down the line. I’m not as skeptical of his school as I’d be of most charters precisely because it isn’t trying to disrupt the system (that techbro speak is getting so old). If some of the parts work they should be rolled out more broadly.

Honestly, I’ve never been a big fan of this group. They had one of their trollish protests where they were mocking pagan deities as “dead” which was just tone deaf and crude. Their actions get a lot of attention that good faith efforts don’t, and sucks the oxygen out of the room for religious minorities who aren’t…

Private prison companies should be outlawed. GEO group may have lobbyists and lawyers but the whole industry is predatory and that’s something more and more people are seeing.

I look forward to the announcement of Wilayat Kansas, while Daesh studies all the various weapons technology they can make from corn. 

Trump can’t help himself, he doesn’t think strategically. If he sees someone he thinks is loyal to him he acts. Best case scenario Kobach wins the primary and gets trounced, but even if that doesn’t happen a damaging primary campaign pitting more moderate GOP types against Trump’s base would be very helpful to…

They were worried he would make a huge issue and distract from other issues, which may have been more damaging that a Republican win (if that’s what happens). It was a stupid risk averse choice, but the logic behind it is sound even if I personally think it was a terrible decision.

“Right Wing Socialism” is an actual coherent political ideology. It’s related to all the current far-right populism. It hinges on nationalist conceptions foreign to left wing socialism. It goes all the way back to Bismarck co-opting parts of the socialist platform and repackaging it with nationalism. It’s not really…

“Hitler was a liberal” is spouted ten thousand times a day by far-right trolls who have neo-Nazi friends, but aren’t comfortable with the label.