August 28, 2017

Berkeley, California

After Trump was elected, we started seeing a lot more open racism and white supremacy and fascism. Groups like proud boys, patriot prayer, and far right characters like Milo Yiannopoulos and Joey Gibson and all these other pro Trump characters were gaining mainstream popularity. We even saw white supremacist/neo-nazi rallies like the one in Charlottesville, Virginia which left one protester dead. It was a weird, but it was also fascinating to see the counter acts against these folks, like showing up and shutting down speaking events and not allowing more of this rhetoric to become common place.

On this date, the Patriot Prayer far-right group organized a free speech, anti-Marxist rally in Berkeley California. Protesters showed up to ensure that this rally was not going to happen.

Depicted in this photo is a pro Trump character who’s known to spew this white supremacist’s rhetoric online and in-person. He is recording, and his intent is to trigger people so that things can become violent so that he can push a violent agenda upon the protesters. Instead, the protesters fight back with words and with gestures.

This debate is so interesting because it questions if hate speech can be free speech. But if you don’t censor a speech then there is a possibility of that rhetoric to spread. However, censoring it could also lead to the spread of the rhetoric as well. double edge sword.

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