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igor2003 -> RE: Leftists Bully Trump Supporter Over ‘Racist’ #BuildtheWall Shirt (12/8/2016 5:36:46 PM)
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ORIGINAL: ThatDizzyChick
OK, let's try a different tack. let's say I decide to go out topless (perfectly 100% legal here in Canada, though really fucking dumb at this time of year). Now I might well be doing it because it was just a really hot and muggy day, or I might well be doing it to make a political statement. Either way, this would definitely be considered as controversial and provocative by many people.
Now, would the fact that some people do find it controversial and provocative justify them harassing me? Should I "expect" that harassment? Should those who harass me be excused because I "should have known" some people would object? is it right for anybody to accuse me of being a slut or immoral just because I have sweaty tits?
Well, let's try yet another tack. Let's say you go out in public wearing a t-shirt with a controversial picture or slogan on the front, or you are a woman going out topless. In doing so you KNOW that there are some people that are adamantly for what you are doing or expressing, and you also know that there is approximately 75% of the people that are adamantly against what you are doing or expressing.
Maybe what you hope for is that some of the 25% that are in agreement with you will come up and give you a pat on the back. Do they have the right to come up to you and express their feelings? Yes. But if so, then why would the people opposed to what you are championing not have the same right to express their feelings on the subject?
As long as the meeting doesn't become physical, then both sides should be equally allowed to express how they feel about the subject. And if you want to avoid that kind of possible verbal confrontation, then it is up to you to not provoke it in the first place.
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