@_Ross_Hunter
These Edinburgh University students are fascists - utterly intolerant of free speech and freedom of assembly for anyone but themselves and enforcing their intolerance by aggression and violence.
@Quibilah1
@_Ross_Hunter
From Justice Warby, in the appeal judgement of the Scottow case in 2020:
"The prosecution argument failed entirely to acknowledge the well-established proposition that free speech encompasses the right to offend, and indeed to abuse another."
@JackyHolyoake
@_Ross_Hunter
They are not a government, they are not nationalistic, they are not right wing, and they aren't really authoritatian. You can claim that they're intolerant of your views, I suppose, but facism is a very specific phenomenon, and you are diluting it, but misusing it.
@ViciousFr0g
@_Ross_Hunter
The Far Left has a fascistic tendency as does the Far Right, in my view. Yes, fascism is a specific phenomenon, we saw its early beginnings last evening. So, no dilution or misuse, as far as I am concerned but an alert that this is what fascism looks like when it begins.
@JackyHolyoake
@_Ross_Hunter
Hi, antifascist here.
First of all, common usage definition of fascism aren't generally particularly sound, but you managed to find a better than average one, so for the sake of argument we'll go with it.
What nationalist right-wing political policy are they promoting?
@JackyHolyoake
@_Ross_Hunter
Think you have this wrong, students are probably left wing whilst hares such as those who want see it & abuse/deny gender variance are the rt wing fascists.
@JackyHolyoake
@_Ross_Hunter
Yes, the kids engaged in well-known civil disobedience tactics and peaceful protest are βfascists.β π Any other hot takes today?