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In reply to the discussion: Doxxing Nazis: People in Charlottesville and surrounding areas should [View all]MountCleaners
(1,148 posts)109. They're already being outed on Twitter
Many, if not most, of them are out of the closet as white supremacists. They use social media.
https://twitter.com/hashtag/GoodNightAltRight?src=hash
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Doxxing Nazis: People in Charlottesville and surrounding areas should [View all]
MineralMan
Aug 2017
OP
If you get the name wrong, be prepared for a defamation suit with heavy damages: career earnings. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2017
#72
Kicked and recommended. Elections have consequences, and so do violent racist rallies. (NT)
PBass
Aug 2017
#10
You don't get to call them heirs. We're all heirs of some heinous or badassery types. No one in
ancianita
Aug 2017
#23
They are white supremacists. They were marching for white supremacy. They ARE heirs to the nazis.
Squinch
Aug 2017
#110
Define Nazi. I understand where you come from. Are these guilty of actual harm by common law? No.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#34
These people are literal Nazis. They chant Nazi slogans, fly the Swastika.
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#37
Yeah. Difference is, they're human, NOT dog shit on a sidewalk. You'll hate it, I'll bend over,
ancianita
Aug 2017
#40
You're right. This is the exact challenge that this country supports. Good, bad, ugly, beautiful.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#15
Affirmative action justice. Michelle was a member of a racially oppressed class. False equivalency.
ancianita
Aug 2017
#26
It's comparable to the violent attacks on non-segregationist state and local governments
Ken Burch
Aug 2017
#51
Maybe it would be better to report names and contact info to police, NAACP, ACLU,
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#17
Are you freaking SERIOUS? "SHOULD BE WATCHED OVER THEIR CAREERS"?? That's what E. Germany did.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#52
Yes, absolutely, a lot of them will be seeking jobs as law enforcement, and they
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#102
My point being if you think someone committed crimes, tell the police their names.
aikoaiko
Aug 2017
#63
OMG, you actually wrote as if I didn't know we aren't in China. O.M.G. And sorry, but calling in
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#66
I'm still a fan of the First Amendment. If one is violent, we have laws to address that behavior.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#45
Oh, do tell. And what, pray, do you expect an employer to do about someone's private time?
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#57
Just making the point that there's no law or constitutional prohibition
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#70
Saying everything is "up to the employer" fits my description, IMO. Thanks for the tip about a
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#74
A private employer is under no obligation to ignore political affiliation or private conduct.
X_Digger
Aug 2017
#134
I would not hire someone I knew to be a white supremacist. These people have chosen to make
Squinch
Aug 2017
#115
I worked for both the County and the University, in my time. At the University I was in Personnel...
Hekate
Aug 2017
#125
And if one is publicly proclaiming themselves as a white supremacist, we have social media to spread
Squinch
Aug 2017
#111
The first amendment is a protection from government interference, nothing more.
X_Digger
Aug 2017
#135
Nobody, and I mean nobody, is more anti-Nazi than I am. But I'm not willing to throw our---OUR, not
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#55
This has nothing to do with vigilantism. Those Nazis marched specifically to gain attention.
Squinch
Aug 2017
#126
But the Constitution doesn't regulate the actions of private individuals
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#68
I think you just listed a number of reasons to let this situation up to the legal authorities.
WinkyDink
Aug 2017
#82
The marchers marched to get attention. There is no legal or ethical prohibition against
Squinch
Aug 2017
#127
Those white supremacists marched in an effort to make their beliefs public. There is no
Squinch
Aug 2017
#113
AND I have no ethical mandate to IGNORE the fact that they are white supremacists when I
Squinch
Aug 2017
#117
White supremacy rallies are terrorism, not "political speech", and there are more of us than them.
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#75
The rallies are protected speech as long as they are nonviolent, or
The Velveteen Ocelot
Aug 2017
#90
I believe the Gov declared a State of Emergency, so I don't see how they could sue
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#96
Nazis have a right to protest in public, those opposed to Nazis have a right
geek tragedy
Aug 2017
#98
This isn't doxxing. These people marched for the expressed purpose of making public their
Squinch
Aug 2017
#119
Take it a step further: Post their faces where they work, where they live, with "RACIST"
flibbitygiblets
Aug 2017
#73