The assassination of Charlie Kirk threatens to embolden the far right and provide Donald Trump with a pretext for crushing dissent. Escalating political violence corrodes democratic norms and poses a unique threat to the Left.
  • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    2 days ago

    We say things that others find extremely objectionable all the time, and we expect to be met with strenuous counterargument — not violent reprisal.

    Yes, that is why queer folks have to be ‘in the closet’. Because they might be debated.