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by rhcom2 3233 days ago
Attending a LGBT parade and attending a white supremacy rally are not equivalent.
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Depends on where you are in the world. In many places around the world, attending an LGBT parade will get you fired, arrested and even killed.

I'm not saying they are morally "equal". I'm just pointing out why we have freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and rights.

Even in the US, 50 years ago, attending an LGBT parade would have been far more damaging than attending a white supremacy rally.

The point is that having rights and protecting everyone's rights is what is important. Even those of white supremacists.

Otherwise, rights are meaningless and we just have tyranny of the majority or public opinion.