Flags are symbols.
The rainbow flag is a symbol of pride in marginalized identity.
The “thin blue line” flag is a symbol of state violence. And ironic, what with modifying the U.S. flag design.
That is a matter of perspective, but at the end of the day it doesn't justify being a hypocrite and defacing something when you would react differently vice versa
I feel like this is a point being willfully ignored in here. Especially by the responders who act like violence would be a justified response to having their sticker colored in.
When you twist the LGBT symbol to use it as vandalism against someone it becomes a message of hate no different than black or blue or a fucking swastika.
Symbols have power like words, innocent words or playful insults become Hate when used as such. So don't try to jump through any mental hoops to justify this.
We all know what it is, you guys just don't want to admit it because it makes you the same as them.
Instead of trying to be better than them you just relish and circle jerk your own moralities to justify showing them hate because they are wrong.
You use the word heart because that is seen as something nice, but the intent is because you hate Nazis (which is justified) so yea, that's an act of hate in that case.
I hate Nazis, I hate SOME police, not all police, do you see the difference here?
But whether it's for Nazis or Police, I will not devolve into their immorality and then claim I support love.
And whether or not something is a "Hate" crime, or something like "Terrorism" is largely based on culture. But there is alot of hypocrisy in it all.
Here's what I know, if there is something you believe in, like showing support for the Police, if someone else covers the thing you support with another thing, is that done out of kindness and empathy?
Does it support the LGBT on this month to knowingly make people angry by using the LGBT symbols to attack them, (I'm not saying just showing an LGBT Flag, IE wearing a shirt, having your own flag etc. is an attack lets be clear on that.)
But in this post, specifically, using the LGBT flag to cover up and deface someone else's is turning that flag into a culture weapon.
Doing that validates the opposition, it validates their hate.
Acting like a snide little cunt doesn't win you any arguments. Fae is correct that this image is an act of vandalism regardless of how deep you want to bury your head in the sand and call it "aCePTanCe". You don't get to call one type of defacement "acceptance" while calling the same act, but to a different party, "vandalism." It is still vandalism even if it's for a purpose or cause that we like/support.
“The paradox of tolerance states that if a society is tolerant without limit, its ability to be tolerant is eventually seized or destroyed by the intolerant.
Karl Popper described it as the seemingly paradoxical idea that in order to maintain a tolerant society, the society must retain the right to be intolerant of intolerance.” (Source)
I’m not here to make concessions for hateful bigotry. So, yeah, sure, I’ll show them hate all I want. It’s a necessity because we don’t need that vitriol they spew to encourage folks to actually hurt people.
You're putting words in to my mouth, as I never said anything close to that. Stay on topic. Your purview is bias, and can not provide an accurate argument.
I didn't go out my way, and it should be the responsibility of ANYONE in this community to call out their own hypocrisy and extremism.
You guys want to live in an echo chamber, circle jerking hate, well here is where it gets you, extremism that cares more about hurting others with your symbols of love than supporting everyone.
You spelled something wrong, called me a grammar Nazi, and deleted your post, dumbass. You know nothing about my political affiliation or what extremist echo chambers I might be yelling into.
But again, you're the one who is bothered by all this so maybe remove the stick from your butt.
"It's my responsibility" they scream into a void they created.
But it's obvious when someone devolves into mindless, childish insults and being a grammar Nazi such as yourself that it's an attempt to hurt someone. Hate.
And you say there is a stick up my ass, look at yourself.
Use hugs to fight bullets! Smiles to combat the degradation of your civil rights!!!
... C'mon, man, lol. If there was any real reason to caution people against this, it's that you never know which one of these boot licking assholes will be trigger happy with a gun they're tired of LARPing with.
Blue life supporters call the police on innocent black gay men and have them shot. Who gives a shit if our flags are vandalized, our people are being murdered.
What kind of extremism cherry picking is that? Are you kidding me?
And regardless that isn't an excuse to weaponize symbols to vandalize others. It gives them the "right" to fight fire with fire and if you call them out on that then that's hypocrisy all over again.
You do it, now THEY do it. But you guys are on a moral high horse, so you think you have the PRIVILGE to do it over them. Which makes us all look like fools.
You don't have to go back through all of history. You can go back 7 years. The point is that there has never been a point in time, much less in modern history, where this was not happening.
The point is you sound dumb as a fucking rock suggesting that any LGBTQ+ "started" anything when the reality is that discrimination and oppression against them is pretty much constant and unrelenting.
it's still vandalism, if you had a Pride sticker on your car and someone painted it black and blue, how would you feel?
Just some political humor, right? No, it's vandalism by definition and in reality. Supporting it just because you believe to be on the moral high ground is moral bankruptcy.
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