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No More Proud Boys on FB

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Facebook on Tuesday began taking down pages affiliated with the "Proud Boys," a far-right organization whose members were allegedly involved in a violent fight in New York this month.

Pages on Facebook and Instagram that previously belonged to the group disappeared and instead showed messages saying they were not available. The social networking company confirmed the move and cited its policies against hate organizations and figures.

Facebook removes pages belonging to far-right group 'Proud Boys'
 
Good...**** them.

Next: Antifa. And any other political organization that engages in, and / or encourages, violence.

A good thought, OlNate. It is almost certainly not going to happen, but a good thought nonetheless.
 
Next: Antifa. And any other political organization that engages in, and / or encourages, violence.

Agreed. This would also include any pages belonging to or associated with Trump.
 
Good...**** them.

Next: Antifa. And any other political organization that engages in, and / or encourages, violence.

You're just a tool of ANTIFA. You are giving into exactly what they want. ANTIFA goes out and targets a group like Proud Boys and then Proud Boys gets removed for defending themselves. What do you think is going to happen next? ANTIFA is going to target another group on the Right and get that group removed for defending themselves. Social media platforms should not be in the game of picking winners and losers. They do not have the systems in place for deciding who did something right or wrong, and removing people not only removes them from the public discourse, it severely harms their ability to make money. You are foolish to cheer for the groups you hate being removed, because eventually they will come for the groups you love. Have you learned nothing from history?
 
Good...**** them.

Next: Antifa. And any other political organization that engages in, and / or encourages, violence.

hating nazis and fascists is pretty much the opposite of hate speech. :mrgreen:
 
Rev isn't gonna be happy. :lamo
 
hating nazis and fascists is pretty much the opposite of hate speech. :mrgreen:

Tolerant people are tolerant towards those they disagree with. If you are only tolerant towards those you agree with then you are not a tolerant person.
 
:lamo Yup, a non partisan call for the silencing of groups that advocate for violence is gonna get me all kinds of love from BOTH sides of the aisle...


You're just a tool of ANTIFA. You are giving into exactly what they want. ANTIFA goes out and targets a group like Proud Boys and then Proud Boys gets removed for defending themselves. What do you think is going to happen next? ANTIFA is going to target another group on the Right and get that group removed for defending themselves. Social media platforms should not be in the game of picking winners and losers. They do not have the systems in place for deciding who did something right or wrong, and removing people not only removes them from the public discourse, it severely harms their ability to make money. You are foolish to cheer for the groups you hate being removed, because eventually they will come for the groups you love. Have you learned nothing from history?

I'm talking about groups that specifically call for or endorse violence, because history has taught me that violence only begets more violence, never a lasting peace. I'm cool if you don't like that about me. :)

As for what private businesses do, it seems clear they can choose who they do and do not serve as they see fit in your country...:shrug: I don't see much point in being upset about that, have a piece of cake instead.

hating nazis and fascists is pretty much the opposite of hate speech. :mrgreen:

I'm all for being against Nazis and fascists...not so much about violence and vandalism. Antifa could have been something better...but they're not.
 
I'm all for being against Nazis and fascists...not so much about violence and vandalism. Antifa could have been something better...but they're not.

I don't take ANTIFA too seriously. Except that the right are scared **** of them for some reason. However, I do applaud them for going out and beating up Nazis. They deserve it.
 
A good thought, OlNate. It is almost certainly not going to happen, but a good thought nonetheless.

Meh...FB, like everyone else, plays to the crowd that pays. If their customers were a bit more disciplined and a little less partisan, you'd see it get done.

hehe...so, I guess I'm agreeing with you. ;)
 
I don't take ANTIFA too seriously. Except that the right are scared **** of them for some reason. However, I do applaud them for going out and beating up Nazis. They deserve it.

I don't. I'm tired of the Left being called violent and dangerous because of **** like that that bears no resemblance to me or the majority of left leaning folk.

There's only one way to claim the high road, bud...and that's to stay on it.
 
Imo Facebook and others could have done it differently... instead of banning them... change the page with clear warnings about the content and all advertising on the page would be directly opposed to their beliefs...

Banning them only pushes them to other platforms... exposing them is much better.

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I don't. I'm tired of the Left being called violent and dangerous because of **** like that that bears no resemblance to me or the majority of left leaning folk.

There's only one way to claim the high road, bud...and that's to stay on it.

ANTIFA isn't killing people. Lives are more important than bruises and damaged property. The high road stays even on their side.
 
Imo Facebook and others could have done it differently... instead of banning them... change the page with clear warnings about the content and all advertising on the page would be directly opposed to their beliefs...

Banning them only pushes them to other platforms... exposing them is much better.

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People are too stupid to know what Proud Boys are even with the warnings.
 
ANTIFA isn't killing people. Lives are more important than bruises and damaged property. The high road stays even on their side.

lol..no it doesn't. That's like saying "Well, he didn't cut my head off, but I'll never walk again...what a good guy".

C'mon, brother... :lol: There is nothing progressive about violence because it fails every time. If that was untrue, given the amount of violence the human race has engaged in over it's history, we'd be living in utopia right now.

Don't make the mistake of glorifying assholes simply because they're *your* assholes... Credibility is difficult to build, and almost impossible to rebuild.
 
lol..no it doesn't. That's like saying "Well, he didn't cut my head off, but I'll never walk again...what a good guy".

C'mon, brother... :lol: There is nothing progressive about violence because it fails every time. If that was untrue, given the amount of violence the human race has engaged in over it's history, we'd be living in utopia right now.

Don't make the mistake of glorifying assholes simply because they're *your* assholes... Credibility is difficult to build, and almost impossible to rebuild.

C'mon, man! Hitting people with bike locks is totally taking the high road! :2razz:
 
lol..no it doesn't. That's like saying "Well, he didn't cut my head off, but I'll never walk again...what a good guy".

C'mon, brother... :lol: There is nothing progressive about violence because it fails every time. If that was untrue, given the amount of violence the human race has engaged in over it's history, we'd be living in utopia right now.

Don't make the mistake of glorifying assholes simply because they're *your* assholes... Credibility is difficult to build, and almost impossible to rebuild.

Some people care more about their things than other people's lives. I don't. You're making a false equivalency. ANTIFA hasn't even paralyzed anybody. They just scared nazis and maybe punched a few of them. Any bar in a small town could be more dangerous than ANTIFA.
 
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