if Stancil's somewhat clunky way of referring to indigenous peoples in a followup reference in a historical context is offensive, the name "Tiger Lily" is a straight up slur, so it's just really revealing no one in that camp seemed to notice.

you could produce a notarized document proving tribal citizenship and I still wouldn't believe you are acting in good faith.

what part of "no one believes you" don't you get?

>Tiger Lily

oh, okay, I understand what's going on.

this is a sophisticated operation.

I wasn't aware racist men engaged that deeply with the themes of DS9. but if it teaches them about liberalism, I guess it's a first step.

they talk about The Revolution like it's the Rapture for men who dress like teenagers into their 50s.

this is psychotic behavior.

I started by saying it was irrelevant what they call themselves because them being "antifascist" isn't the distinguishing characteristic between them and Stancil. so I'm not criticizing them for being "antifa," I'm criticizing them for behaving like violent immature assholes.

"real courage" being what, setting a dumpster on fire and punching an ally in the head?

are you open to feedback on this strategy

if everyone is antifascist -- and I do like to think we're all against fascism around here -- then we're really talking about the subgroup of self-described antifascists who include Will Stancil in the category of fascists and punch him.

and those people suck, no matter what they call themselves.

did John Brown listen to people with security concerns

charitable explanation: it’s nice for people who were wrong to admit they were wrong and acknowledge how silly they were being instead of acting like they’ve always believed that thing and it’s ancient history anyway

uncharitable explanation:

they did a mealy-mouthed non-statement regarding the Philando Castile shooting back in the day, so the glass half full interpretation is they're equal opportunity abject cowards.

much to consider

Maduro's government was already massacring people so I don't really see the difference tbh

the ICE issue is jackbooted thugs throwing everyone of a certain skin color into a paddy wagon without due process.

the mere concept of immigration law enforcement is fine. an unintegrated underworld of foreign nationals that anyone can exploit is a recipe for chaos and human misery.

it's not even arithmetically possible by eliminating the military altogether. in 2024 our total federal spending was $6.8T, with defense being $1.9T of that. total revenue was $4.8T that year. with the debt at $38T, you never make that up even if you raise taxes.