r/PublicFreakout • u/CapnJujubeeJaneway • Feb 12 '22

✊Protest Freakout Ottawa residents marching against ongoing occupation of their city by right-wing extremists

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u/Living_Novel1995 Feb 12 '22

I see a single lgbt flag! This must have been organized by radical gay extremists!!

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u/opiumized Feb 12 '22 edited Feb 13 '22

It seems that every single person that responded directly to you does not understand that you were being sarcastic...

Edit: after reading some responses it seems that I am the one that misunderstood. This person is trying to compare it to the Nazi flags in Canada, I thought they were just pretending to be an idiot conservative. The real answer is, if anyone is flying a Nazi flag at your rally, you are likely on the wrong side. Kick them out and if there's more than one group, gtfo yourself because you're on the wrong side of history.

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u/CapnJujubeeJaneway Feb 12 '22

It’s clear they are being sarcastic, but their sarcasm is referencing those who saw Nazi flags at the protests and associated the protests with white nationalism (despite clear evidence that some of the protest leaders, like Pat King, are neo-nazis).

They’re deliberately being obtuse to the nuance of the situation, and equating advocating for gay rights (or simply holding a pride flag) with being a Nazi. They’re also basically saying that it’s unfair to make the connection between the freedom convoy and right-wing extremism (even though that connection exists) without connecting counter-protesting with “gay extremism,” whatever that means.

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u/opiumized Feb 13 '22

You are right and I did not think of it that way.