[W:435]*******Native American Vietnam Veteran Speaks Out After MAGA Hat-Wearing Teens Harass Him

apdst said:

So much for free speech.

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Rogue Valley said:

Native American Vietnam Veteran Speaks Out After MAGA Hat-Wearing Teens Harass Him

Little Trumpers hating on a brown-skinned US military veteran. Disgusting.

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Chomsky said:

You don't think the front-most kid is staring the guy down, trying to intimidate him?

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Captain Adverse said:

I agree, actions do have consequences...but remember what his action was.

Simply standing, silently, with a smile on his face.

Why should this simple, non-violent, non-verbal action be considered so "heinous" that he should be punished in ways you describe?

Seems a bit biased, when so many other's on the opposite side of the political spectrum have done worse...often while hiding behind masks. :coffeepap:

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apdst said:

So much for free speech.

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Chomsky said:

Great to hear!

I'm a product of the Catholic School system. I love the Catholic Schools. I mean really & truly. I can't tell you all they mean to me, and what I've seen them do. They've done so much good. So things like this do break my heart.

My time in the Catholic School system was admittedly a long time ago. Back then in my city, they were all-boy prep schools, but often had an immigrant flavor depending on the school and the neighborhood they served. Some of us were poor, some were not, some were immigrants, some were not, and we almost all were city kids. But damn, we all got a great education and - especially - were infused with (IMO) great values.

However now many years later, most of the Catholic Prep schools now seem to be in the suburbs, and are comprised of a more affluent and highly Caucasian & "landed" demographic. They and their students now more resemble the stereotypical East Coast "elite" type prep boarding schools, that much of society seems to despise. Of course stereotypes don't always ring true, but I have seen it creeping into the Catholic prep schools over the years.

At the least, the suburban kids in their prep schools are having a far different experience than I had in the more ethnic based prep schools back in the city. And it shows in videos like that above. We Catholics are no longer the newly arrived minority guys, on the lower rungs of the totem poll. We've got to remember where we and our families came from, and keep a vigilant watch on this stuff.

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calamity said:

lol...free speech is what will allow millions of people to destroy this little twit's life. It's a wonderful thing.

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azgreg said:

The kid was looking for a confrontation. He wanted the man to react, but Mr. Phillips proved to be much more of a man than that punk will ever be.

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Chomsky said:

You don't think the front-most kid is staring the guy down, trying to intimidate him?

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calamity said:

lol...free speech is what will allow millions of people to destroy this little twit's life. It's a wonderful thing.

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Captain Adverse said:

I must be missing something...I just finished watching the entire video at the link.

I saw kids mimicking the song, I saw one kid standing silently with a smile on his face in front of the lead drummer. Some kids asking "what, what, what" and some asking what's going on. Toward the end some yelled out "war-cry's."

So what's the harassment? They were simply and peacefully, if a little exuberantly (they are young boys after all) exercising their 1st Amendment rights. At no time did they physically interfere in or try to stop the Native protest.

I've seen Leftist mobs do worse, a LOT worse. But as long as they did not act violently or in any way try to prevent others from protesting peacefully, I had not problem with their "free speech."

So why should there be one with this incident?

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bongsaway said:

I suspect there won't be many conservatives defending this video.

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Airyaman said:

While I see nothing "racist" in the video, I do agree he was very disrespectful towards a person he did not know. If those kids were there for a "March for Life" rally, they had no business being around Native Americans and mocking them. He was indeed doing that, as was his other MAGA pals. It may have been about race, or it could be just dumb punk teens mocking something they did not understand.

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Kobie said:

Shocking that you'd be out there minimizing/defending this.

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azgreg said:

It's sad to see you don't respect our veterans.

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Kobie said:

Shocking that you'd be out there minimizing/defending this.

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apdst said:

I see you want to beat up kids because you don't like the way they look.

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Captain Adverse said:

I agree, actions do have consequences...but remember what his action was.

Simply standing, silently, with a smile on his face.

Why should this simple, non-violent, non-verbal action be considered so "heinous" that he should be punished in ways you describe?

Seems a bit biased, when so many other's on the opposite side of the political spectrum have done worse...often while hiding behind masks. :coffeepap:

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Captain Adverse said:

I must be missing something...I just finished watching the entire video at the link.

I saw kids mimicking the song, I saw one kid standing silently with a smile on his face in front of the lead drummer. Some kids asking "what, what, what" and some asking what's going on. Toward the end some yelled out "war-cry's."

So what's the harassment? They were simply and peacefully, if a little exuberantly (they are young boys after all) exercising their 1st Amendment rights. At no time did they physically interfere in or try to stop the Native protest.

I've seen Leftist mobs do worse, a LOT worse. But as long as they did not act violently or in any way try to prevent others from protesting peacefully, I had not problem with their "free speech."

So why should there be one with this incident?

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apdst said:

So much for free speech.

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Rogue Valley said:

The usual suspects. Trumpers all so far.

It's sad to see what is happening to this great Republic. We'll all be so much better off when the nationalists in the White House are gone.

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Kobie said:

Violence from right-wingers DWARFS violence from left-wingers, so get off your high horse.

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MovingPictures said:

You REALLY don't see how these kids were mocking his culture?

I doubt that, I think you're just defending conservatives at all costs, because that's what you do.

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armycowboy said:

I don't think the kids needs his life destroyed for being stupid, but he definitely needs a lesson in respect.

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Serenity said:

Freedom of speech, not freedom from consequences. Free speech has never been about saying whatever you want and being protected from the consequences of what you say.

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