There are some people when you read their timelines on Twitter you wonder if they’ve learned to actually tie their own shoes. And usually, Twitter has verified these simple creatures. Yay.
This time we bring you a thread from Malcolm Harris (we’ve never heard of him either) who apparently wrote a book about making millennials. Don’t look at us that way, we didn’t write the book. Harris seems to think that Antifa literally physically attacking cops is not violence but symbolic speech.
Like we said, don’t look at us like that …
This is not violence this is symbolic speech pic.twitter.com/kECK1XuFUo
— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) August 13, 2018
Antifa peeps are just symbolic fascists!
Alrighty then.
Cops will rough you up just for being near them. Don't tell us that throwing a water bottle at a riot squad is violence, you sound ridiculous.
— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) August 13, 2018
You know what sounds really ridiculous? Read this thread.
But they're gonna write the same thing no matter what so might as well throw *****.
— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) August 13, 2018
Awww, so the thousand or so protesters who showed up screaming and attacking people are the real victims here.
Got it.
Hate to tell you guys but https://t.co/51DQ8T5k48 pic.twitter.com/8n4suQsyuQ
— Malcolm Harris (@BigMeanInternet) August 13, 2018
Seems quite a few people were less than impressed with Harris’ take on symbolic speech.
Heh.
https://twitter.com/NotMedicgoddess/status/1028824875077705730
If it is speech, where does this fall on the "hate speech" scale?
— Cornbread (@JerOHMee) August 13, 2018
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When you throw stuff it’s violence. Quit lying.
— Mom Smirks (@mom_grateful) August 13, 2018
Dude was just called out by a MOM.
He best take a seat.
You should probably stop tweeting now.
— Mike Bullard (@bullimusmaximus) August 13, 2018
But he won’t.
— IleanaE. (@FilleGitane) August 13, 2018
Us too.
*popcorn*
Malcolm, you need to learn the definition of assault.
Throwing eggs at someone is assault.
Throwing water bottles at someone is assault.
Assaulting someone is against the law even if that someone is a police officer.— Jtomka (@jtomka) August 13, 2018
So wait, if someone gets arrested for throwing a water bottle at someone else they can’t claim it was just symbolic speech?
Who knew?
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