Not sure that it constitutes ‘a leg to stand on’ but early on the Nazis gained support by playing on legitimate and more widely held grievances such as the unfairness of the amount of reparations Germany was required to pay after WWI.
Too funny….a friend of mine is looking to move to the Slope (I know, I know…everyone is sick of hearing about it) but this is good.
So she forwarded me the listing on craiglist from this guy who it seems found such a good deal on a 3 bedroom that he decided to rent it himself and then find 2 roommates. He said it’s on Berkeley between 6th and 7th!
It wasn’t until an hour later that I realized…hey wait…didn’t Lechacal just move out of his 3 bedroom on Berkeley between 6th and 7th and didn’t he always say he had a great deal!
Anyway, I’m pretty sure this is your place! And judging by the rent, it sounds like the deal of the century!!!
Ok, ok…so I think Etson/Rob’s point is that the Westboro group won’t gain traction because they aren’t trying to even put a front of legitimacy. Just wackos. Had they tried, as Nazis did, to appear as more than just hate, then they would be a group to take seriously. Ok. Got it.
I think Rob is right re Westboro. Just a different scale & seriousness vs outrages in the past. Westboro is nothing bigger than a small bunch of whack jobs and nor is it ever likely to be.
Even in the earliest days the Nazis et al were bigger, and such groups often took care to cloak their real aims by addressing other more widely held concerns.
Dave…really…you gotta decrease your use of that word.
Wow…are we the thread killers again today? Guess I’ll go do some shopping. Later folks 🙂
Not sure that it constitutes ‘a leg to stand on’ but early on the Nazis gained support by playing on legitimate and more widely held grievances such as the unfairness of the amount of reparations Germany was required to pay after WWI.
Lechacal:
Too funny….a friend of mine is looking to move to the Slope (I know, I know…everyone is sick of hearing about it) but this is good.
So she forwarded me the listing on craiglist from this guy who it seems found such a good deal on a 3 bedroom that he decided to rent it himself and then find 2 roommates. He said it’s on Berkeley between 6th and 7th!
It wasn’t until an hour later that I realized…hey wait…didn’t Lechacal just move out of his 3 bedroom on Berkeley between 6th and 7th and didn’t he always say he had a great deal!
Anyway, I’m pretty sure this is your place! And judging by the rent, it sounds like the deal of the century!!!
Ok, ok…so I think Etson/Rob’s point is that the Westboro group won’t gain traction because they aren’t trying to even put a front of legitimacy. Just wackos. Had they tried, as Nazis did, to appear as more than just hate, then they would be a group to take seriously. Ok. Got it.
Did Rocky’s Deli offer a special sandwich for the event??
The Faggot Foot Long: A big helping of beef with special sauce on a foot long roll
I’m just so encouraged that news of Westboro being there spread virally, and the kids turned up!
I think Rob is right re Westboro. Just a different scale & seriousness vs outrages in the past. Westboro is nothing bigger than a small bunch of whack jobs and nor is it ever likely to be.
Even in the earliest days the Nazis et al were bigger, and such groups often took care to cloak their real aims by addressing other more widely held concerns.
OMG…read the sign being held up by the student at the bottom of the article Cobble posted…someone channeled their inner Kanye!