Interesting responses. For my part, I would like to think I would intervene first if possible, not to protect the Neo but out of a general aversion to violence. But if he connected and the injury was not grave, I am certain I would neither help nor hinder the attacker's escape (maybe some advice to get out of Dodge, post haste). First aid and call ambulance if needed, but positively not help or hinder investigation/prosecution. Neo is on his own.
What liberals and conservatives have done historically with Nazis was to vote to give them dictatorial powers - rule of law and all that.
From the link: "...nearly all of those present voted for the act, except for the Social Democrats, who voted against it."
Yes exactly. The communists had been arrested so couldn't vote, and the social democrats were the only ones to vote against. The rest, liberals, conservatives, etc voted for it.
Yeah, I was translating the term "social democrat" into the modern US idea of a liberal. Mostly because I am completely unfamiliar with other ways of dividing the spectrum.
Which I'm happy to do since destroying private property has not once in my witnessing been the stated goal of a group of people among whom these brick-throwers hide themselves.
as opposed to peaceful speech such as burning a limo
There ain't no peaceful speech like uncontrolled arson next to a tank full of ultra hazardous incendiaries because uncontrolled arson don't stop!
Of course it stops. Do you even know what fire is? And yes it's peaceful, nobody got hurt, no?
Of course it stops. Do you even know what fire is? And yes it's peaceful, nobody got hurt, no?
It was violent in the English language usage of the word.
If you are going to choose a belief system and violently impose it on others
what is your logical objection to other fascists doing the same to you?
Now Arson is, of course, a crime of violence
although I find your position that one cannot determine whether it is violent until the fire is put out intriguing .
The definition which you gave, which you call "the English language usage", would count this post as violence - because I'm using physical force on my keyboard to write it.
Like "private property"? I'm not the one choosing that belief system and violently imposing it on others.
What "other fascists"? Delphic Oracle with the praxis of volunteering to the state to help enforce capitalist private property rights? Note there especially the appeal to local capitalists to justify said actions - as if there's only something wrong with capitalist private property when it's done by "teh fereigners". Wouldn't exactly call it fascist because it doesn't seem to directly use violence to enforce their belief system of "private property", but it's close.
I just lit up a cigarette. Does that make me a violent criminal?
I still wouldn't particularly call it violent but more like negligent. It's not like someone walking into somewhere and gunning random people down or something, it's a frigging limo which got rearranged, get some perspective.
But not destroying or damaging it, per the definition.
Yes, like private property. And you absolutely are advocating the imposition of it.
So no logical objection?
'Other fascists' are others who, under your euphemisms, impose their authoritarian belief systems on others against their will.
As you openly advocate.
Now as far as the protest to which you are referring, at least six people were injured
and I have personally viewed at least two videos showing Black Bloc "protesters" physically assaulting and injuring at least one person.
As such, even by your remarkably limited standards, the protests were "violent."
The definition says "etc" - so yes.
I'm not advocating the imposition of private property. Though plenty of people here do.
Objection to what?
The cops?
I'm not advocating for the cops. How confused can you be?