Matthew GarrettJun 4, 2024
Current discourse is that it would have been wrong to throw a milkshake at Hitler, is it?
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@mjg59 I gotta ask.

I'm Canadian; of #British politics I know only what I read. I'm happy to accept the fedi's assessment that this #Farage character is political scum of the lowest order.

#Progressives hate him; one threw a #milkshake on him, which is common assault. So he was assaulted because of his politics. And progressives are cheering it on.

Is #political #violence acceptable? If a #conservative had done this to a leader of the Greens or something, is that also #acceptable?

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@cazabon @mjg59 Does that count as political violence? Doesn't it takes a, like, a punch in the face or even an assassin, to classify it as political violence?
Would throwing eggs/tomatoes/milkshake really hurt people? (Except if the milkshake is boiled to like 90C or the politician got infectious disease because of the eggs) Isn't that more like public shaming instead of "political violence"?
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@Orca @mjg59

Yes, this was legally assault - simple assault or common assault depending on your country - also ethically and morally. I absolutely refute the idea that it's okay to assault someone because you disagree with their views.

And no, it's still not okay if it's "just a little bit assault-y".

#principle

Jun 5, 2024 at 12:20amWeb
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@cazabon @mjg59 さようăȘら