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Apr 8
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
You gave me no good arguments and then chastised me when I asked you, saying "you weren't falling for my bullshit," whatever that means.
I'm still open to hear why you think it's okay for this to happen, other than "that's the way it is, fuck you anarchists."
I'm still open to hear why you think it's okay for this to happen, other than "that's the way it is, fuck you anarchists."
Apr 7
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
Yes, you win, you feel all better now?
Nobody's making you read the Stranger, you know.
Nobody's making you read the Stranger, you know.
Apr 6
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
I should also probably say that I don't condone the destruction of property, since you've also assumed I'm cool with that. I don't think that's what will help anything. But Olejnik and Duran really had nothing to do with that at all, and were jailed--in solitary confinement no less--for months.
And you persist in your belief that they deserved it. Maybe you'll bend over and take it if a uniformed officer asks you about your friends' names and their political affiliations and an incident you had nothing to do with, but you don't need to act like such a jerk to those who don't.
And you persist in your belief that they deserved it. Maybe you'll bend over and take it if a uniformed officer asks you about your friends' names and their political affiliations and an incident you had nothing to do with, but you don't need to act like such a jerk to those who don't.
Apr 6
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
Unbrainwashed, I think it's interesting how you assume I hang out with punks and draw all these other conclusions about me based on the fact that I questioned your strong hatred of these two people. It shows how black and white your thinking is. Someone doesn't approve of the way things function in the legal system? "Fucking idiotic traitor anarchist punk! Go iron your mohawk!" Right?
I'm a pretty conventional member of society except for a few things: I don't really like when my government abuses its powers and ignores real problems. I also don't really like when other citizens respond by excusing the government for this obviously ridiculous behavior, refusing to question the status quo whatsoever. So readily accepting of injustice and disparaging people who aren't.
Anyway, I was actually hoping for some kind of dialogue but you pull out the "fuckwit" stuff so soon it shows me you're incapable of that. And yeah, sure I was condescending. That is because I genuinely believe you're a pretty narrow person. Critical thought doesn't necessarily mean you agree with me, it just means you can really defend your positions with something other than "that's the way it is, so fuck you," which is basically all I've heard from you so far.
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I'm a pretty conventional member of society except for a few things: I don't really like when my government abuses its powers and ignores real problems. I also don't really like when other citizens respond by excusing the government for this obviously ridiculous behavior, refusing to question the status quo whatsoever. So readily accepting of injustice and disparaging people who aren't.
Anyway, I was actually hoping for some kind of dialogue but you pull out the "fuckwit" stuff so soon it shows me you're incapable of that. And yeah, sure I was condescending. That is because I genuinely believe you're a pretty narrow person. Critical thought doesn't necessarily mean you agree with me, it just means you can really defend your positions with something other than "that's the way it is, so fuck you," which is basically all I've heard from you so far.
Apr 5
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
I welcome any rebuttal that contains critical thought.
Apr 5
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
@Unbrainwashed, that was a very un-thorough answer to my question.
You know very well that it's stupid to compare two people who refuse to share the political opinions of others with law enforcement to psychopathic, necrophiliac, serial killers.
Please, try a little. What is so wrong with refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, who are asking you irrelevant questions and who are clearly just fishing for some info on anarchists who may or may not have broken some windows? They are looking to stop independent thought, Unbrainwashed. There are a thousand crimes a day more severe than what Olejnik and Duran committed, and cops happily let people off the hook. They are trying to intimidate people who question the system, and they do so by taking their freedom. That's some totalitarian bullshit.
You know very well that it's stupid to compare two people who refuse to share the political opinions of others with law enforcement to psychopathic, necrophiliac, serial killers.
Please, try a little. What is so wrong with refusing to cooperate with law enforcement, who are asking you irrelevant questions and who are clearly just fishing for some info on anarchists who may or may not have broken some windows? They are looking to stop independent thought, Unbrainwashed. There are a thousand crimes a day more severe than what Olejnik and Duran committed, and cops happily let people off the hook. They are trying to intimidate people who question the system, and they do so by taking their freedom. That's some totalitarian bullshit.
Apr 4
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
Unbrainwashed, I am actually legitimately curious: how do you find this tremendous injustice to be so absurd to write about? Why do you harbor such contempt for two people who are doing what they believe in?
Apr 4
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
mtnlion commented on Freedom Is Frustrating.
The fact that right now you are likely coloring me a liberal who has certain beliefs that you disagree with is also evidence that you should rethink your positions.
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They weren't asking about a rape and murder. They were asking convoluted questions regarding their friends and their political affiliations, and an event they were not even witness to.
I understand the legal principle, but that is what is infuriating: This rule--that both refusing to speak about a rape/murder and refusing to speak about people who may have been involved in breaking a few windows--is problematic. No matter the technicalities people use to explain *why* it happens, it is still wrong. If citizens think this is just, and are quick to explain away this obvious abuse of power, then we are failing.
It is very clear that they were pursuing a further agenda: squash the people who have different ideas about the way a society should work, make them fearful, and wrestle them into submission. Unbrainwashed is already fully indoctrinated, so much so that he hates the very thought that someone dare not speak to the police when questioned, even when it doesn't affect him at all.