Quaid: "Oh, so only things that somebody 'regularly does' should come with a reasonable expectation of not having acts of violence committed against them?"
I don't know if you realize this (in fact, I have to assume you don't), but you've been almost exclusively arguing against points I've never made. You've been doing nothing but tearing down straw men that have zero connection to what I've been saying. There are NO acts protected by our rights that we should expect violent reactions for. You're right, that IS a non-issue, which is why nobody ever suggested otherwise.
Quaid: "This whole argument is such a load of bleeding heart bullshit. Why can't we all just BE NICE to each other?
What if I don't think 'being nice' is in my best interest? Who gets to decide what my best interest is? You? The regime? At what point should I give up my right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in fear of violent reprisal for my non-violent words/acts?"
I didn't say "be nice". I said "don't go out of your way to be an asshole". Can you honestly not see the difference? I also never suggested (and I'm clarifying this for the umpteenth time) that you have to give up ANYTHING AT ALL. Nobody can take away your right to be an asshole, and you don't have to succumb to ANY demands made under threat of violence. Who are you even arguing with here? It ain't me.
Quaid: "The speaker has ZERO responsibility in this exchange aside from avoiding inciting violence. The listener has a responsibility to control themselves within the boundaries of the law. This is basic freedom.
This conversation isn't even worthy of a high school debate club. Nonsensical idealist garbage."
Yup. If someone acts violently, they are at fault. I've never suggested otherwise and you know it. Again, my point is: "Intentionally pissing people off just because you can is never beneficial and always detrimental to the health of our society." Of course, threatening to kill people (and actually following through) for offending you is much, much worse. I'm not saying it's the asshole's fault for provoking the killer (that would be preposterous). But if you have a problem with people threatening you, you WILL NOT fix this problem by antagonizing and pissing off those making threats. In fact, that's pretty much guaranteed to only make the problem worse.
You're right about one thing, though: Acting like not going out of your way to be an asshole is equivalent to giving in to terrorist demands is absolutely nonsensical idealist garbage.
If you choose to address me again, I highly, highly recommend you consider whether or not your words actually address anything I've had to say. So far, the only thing you've said that even came close was the suggestion that every action has "value" because warblgarbl, but that was pants-on-head retarded. If you're arguing against a point I've never made, don't bother. I'm not here to defend your straw men. I'm here to preach the simple truth that assholes make problems worse, they don't solve them.
Fana: "you seem to be immune to the idea of the logical consequences of your own ideas."
You don't seem to understand how logical consequences work. Not surprising, really, since you will eat a shit sandwich just because someone threatened you not to.