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    First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with… the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom…

    • Martin Luther King Jr.

    “Dissent is essential for democracy,” Biden said at the White House. “But dissent must never lead to disorder.”

    He largely sidestepped protesters’ demands, which have included ending U.S. support for Israeli military operations. Asked after his remarks whether the demonstrations would prompt him to consider changing course, Biden responded with a simple “no.”

    I’m sure college-age voters are going to love that…

    “Hey, do you care about what young voters want?” “No.”

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    Dumbest political team. Why would they let him say this. He didn’t even have to say shit. The fuck are they thinking.

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      This is a ‘soft warning’ about name-calling. Generally speaking, name-calling isn’t nice. Please, be(e) nice when using Beehaw. Thank you.

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        Is ‘fascist’ name calling in this context, or ‘felon’?

        Do presidential candidates really need to be protected from such milquetoast criticism?

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          There is some irony is the name-calling warning coming in as a reply to the “white moderate/wanting order” comment.

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          Unsubstantiated name calling. There is no sufficient evidence to support the label you’re attributing to the person. It is opinionated and name calling.

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            Joe Biden is literally funding the murder of thousands of children, while Donald Trump is currently being tried for several felonies.

            Also, while protecting these fascists and felons, you seem to mistaken me for OP.

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              Name-calling is a form of argument in which insulting or demeaning labels are directed at an individual or group.

              That’s what we, at Beehaw, don’t want. It is not nice.

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                They’re not insulting or demeaning labels, they’re facts. Donald Trump is a felon. Joe Biden is complicit in authoritarian war crimes and genocide, and is quashing public dissent with state force. You know, like a fascist.

                What’s disturbing, and definitely not nice, is having staff here defend these people from criticism. Slaughtering children isn’t nice. Calling it out is.

                These are public figures who directly engage in hurting others as a matter of course.

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                  …staff here defend these people from criticism.

                  Show me where Beehaw staff have defended anyone from criticism.

                  The subject at hand is name-calling. It is not nice.

                  The subject that you keep reiterating is current events and politics.

                  Do you understand the difference?

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    Can Biden win without the youth vote? Does he even want to win?

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      no, he can’t. That’s why Fox freaked out and wanted to raise the voting age after last election.

      But apparently, he doesn’t care.

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday defended the right to protest but insisted that “order must prevail” as college campuses across the country face unrest over the war in Gaza.

    Tensions have been building for days as demonstrators refuse to remove campus encampments and administrators turn to police to clear them by force, leading to clashes that have seized attention from politicians and the media.

    On Wednesday, press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Biden is “monitoring the situation closely,” and she said some demonstrations had stepped over a line that separated free speech from unlawful behavior.

    Despite the White House’s criticism and Biden’s refusal to heed protesters’ demands to cut off U.S. support for Israel, Republicans blame Democrats for the disorder and have used it as a backdrop for press conferences.

    “We need the president of the United States to speak to the issue and say this is wrong,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, said on Tuesday.

    Kate Berner, who served as deputy communications director for Biden’s campaign in 2020, said Republicans already tried the same tactic four years ago during protests over George Floyd’s murder by a police officer.


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