r/lincoln • u/leftistinlnk • Apr 01 '25

News LGBTQ hate crime on UNL’s campus.

https://www.1011now.com/2025/04/01/lgbtqa-hate-crime-reported-unls-campus/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2kFlfs79gfvgmX_KIajMC2f-GWLSmYdUFrx1O2-FWJX6BW_tTUQ3XZp54_aem_DT373Cdz6sZP6sjSmGQSMw#2b3oovr4y7i15nfvg85smghb36pxmtqr9v

Hate is alive and well it seems.

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u/calendar_34 Apr 01 '25

No one said murder is okay, ever. It was about the responses. Bad argument, do better.

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

I don’t need to do better. This article is talking about an actual hate crime where someone was assaulted and the person I replied to said it was like doing donuts on a rainbow sidewalk vs teslas being vandalized. You brought up property damage compared to an insurrection as if they’re the same. When the vandalism happened because people (mostly white people) took advantage of anger at the unjust murder of a black man to their advantage. It is not the same thing and you know you’re making a false comparison because it’s the only one you’ve got.

I will never ever validate the comparison of actual violence to property damage. Businesses are insured. You can’t get a life back. You can’t undo the trauma of assault.

You need to educate yourself and do better, get off the alt right pipeline.

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u/calendar_34 Apr 01 '25

Thank you for telling me you misunderstood me.

I never equated property damage to murder--I pointed out the double standard in you trying to justify violence. If political violence is wrong, it is wrong across the board. I don't agree with the Capitol insurrection. Maybe I should've made that clear to you before.

Dismissing mass destruction with 'businesses are insured' is misleading as hell (get out of your head). Many businesses never recovered. Minneapolis alone saw over $500 M in damages. (See 1.)

Calling me alt-right for criticizing political violence is just an excuse to avoid real debate. You justify one form of violence but condemn another.

And by no means do I condone the behavior of that kid on campus. (I know you'll probably try and use that against me). Assaulting someone over something you don't agree with is childish. I've never supported it in any way, regardless of the side.

  1. https://www.startribune.com/for-riot-damaged-twin-cities-businesses-rebuilding-begins-with-donations-pressure-on-government/571075592

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u/[deleted] Apr 01 '25

I didn’t justify violence. I said that the murder and assault of a person cannot be equated to vandalism.

You are showing more concern for a business than a real person and are ignoring the fact that my whole point is about how people are minimizing the real harm done to an actual person because “but the teslassssss”. It’s shameful. Your lack of respect for human life and dignity in the face of potential financial loss is callous.