American Right is going the Nazi way

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As Lee has made the media rounds over the last two weeks—giving interviews to
Vox and The Atlantic, writing op-eds for Politico, The Guardian, The Boston Globe, and the New York Daily News, and appearing on numerous cable news broadcasts—she says that she received nearly 100 threats, including two examples she shared with The Daily Beast.

“IF YOU TRY TO TAKE OUT PRESIDENT TRUMP, YOU WILL BE MET WITH LETHAL FORCE!” one email read.

“I knew there was danger involved,” she said, and while she has concerns for her safety, “I was glad to be the face for this needed cause.”

The criticisms of Lee were amplified online—in largely inaccurate ways—by high-profile Trump supporters like the far-right Twitter personality Mike Cernovich, Pizzagate “investigator” Jack Posobiec, conspiracy theorist Mark Dice, and Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams, who called her “fake news” and then jokingly attempted to tie Lee’s warnings to the question of Trump’s racism.

Online trolls upped the ante, digging up a screenshot of Lee’s medical license that showed it had expired in Connecticut and positing that she was therefore not qualified. Similarly framed tweets often included a photo of Lee and contact information for the APA. In one instance, though, someone mistakenly posted the number for the American Psychological Association.

In fact, Lee maintains a license to practice in New York state. She used to have licenses in New York, Connecticut, and California, but only one active license is required by law, as she detailed to Snopes.

That didn’t stop sites like Free Republic and Campus Reform, in an article re-published by InfoWars, from questioning whether Lee was a licensed psychiatrist. (She is.) Breitbart sounded two dog whistles at once—highlighting the part of Lee’s bio that states she is “preparing students at Yale Law School to become asylum attorneys” in an article that also included a link to her work email address.

Lee says that while she’ll continue to work with lawmakers to press her case for a full neuropsychological evaluation of the president, she may make fewer public appearances going forward.

In an attempt to combat the misperceptions and outright mischaracterizations of her work, Lee created a Twitter account on Jan. 2. On Jan. 6, she deleted her account.

“I was shocked, actually,” she said. “It’s a venue that is designed for mob violence.”

Prior to leaving Twitter, Lee received a slew of replies, the vast majority of which questioned her credentials, used abusive language, promised to go after her job, and falsely labeled her a foreign agent, including threats of violence.

“I’m probably going to write something about the incredible damage it is doing to public mental health,” she added.

“I thought entertainment and advertising were bad. This is a thousand times worse.”


Violent Threats Force Democratic Lawmaker to Cancel Panel With Psychologists on Trump Inspiring Violence

Nope. It is the American left.

 

[exGOPer]

He knows the best people, amirite?

http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/18/politics/kfile-carl-higbie-on-the-radio/index.html

It should be a thread by itself.

Remember, right wingers are not racists at all, Dems are the real racists!

 

[exGOPer]

Nope. It is the American left.

Very well researched answer as always.

 

[jem]

absolute nonsense. it was an excellent answer. Trump had originally said people from places like Norway. Not Norway alone.

Acosta's question was off base to start... Trump responding by saying people from everywhere.

Not just implied he accused him of racist policy. completely unfounded accusation.
Acosta acted like a punk not a journalist covering visiting heads of state. The way I would look at it was that he turned in his credentials to cover the white house when he became a cheap shot protester.

What people do at protests has nothing to do with what Acosta did. Different issues.

It IMPLIED he was a racist which he is - his own party members have called him that.

And Trump didn't answer the question, Acosta asked IF HE SAID that more people from Norway should come in, Trump answered he wants everyone to come which of course is not pertaining to the question.

But at least we have set the standard. So when right wingers go to college campuses and insult LGBT or Muslims or immigrants, it's ok for college kids to throw them out for being disrespectful. Glad that the standards are settled

 

[exGOPer]

absolute nonsense. it was an excellent answer. Trump had originally said people from places like Norway. Not Norway alone.

Acosta's question was off base to start... Trump responding by saying people from everywhere.

Not just implied he accused him of racist policy. completely unfounded accusation.
Acosta acted like a punk not a journalist covering visiting heads of state. The way I would look at it was that he turned in his credentials to cover the white house when he became a cheap shot protester.

What people do at protests has nothing to do with what Acosta did. Different issues.

As I said, if this is the standard then why can't college kids throw out people who are disrespectful to not only people but entire communities? You set the standard, live by it.

 

[jem]

It makes no sense to make a stupid argument just for the sake of resisting.

I am not the one setting the standard. The courts and the people facing these issues over time have.

Free speech is not a one outcome fits all situation.
What I could say or do to trump on a football field is far different that what I could say in a church or at the white house as he is meeting a leader of another country.

What I can say here is far different that what I can say to judge in court after I have been warned.

As I said, if this is the standard then why can't college kids throw out people who are disrespectful to not only people but entire communities? You set the standard, live by it.

 

[exGOPer]

It makes no sense to make a stupid argument just for the sake of resisting.

I am not the one setting the standard. The courts and the people facing these issues over time have.

Free speech is not a one outcome fits all situation.
What I could say or do to trump on a football field is far different that what I could say in a church or at the white house as he is meeting a leader of another country.

What I can say here is far different that what I can say to judge in court after I have been warned.

Start making free speech conditional and then everyone will have their own standards. Beyond constitutional limit of free speech, any restriction based on feelings or 'respect' will be used as an excuse as it's already happening, don't complain then.

 

[jem]

the courts have already made it conditional on time place person and content. Not me.
I am just telling you the law. You do not want to accept it.

Start making free speech conditional and then everyone will have their own standards. Beyond constitutional limit of free speech, any restriction based on feelings or 'respect' will be used as an excuse as it's already happening, don't complain then.

 

[exGOPer]

the courts have already made it conditional on time place person and content. Not me.
I am just telling you the law. You do not want to accept it.

I am not even arguing that point, I am not saying that Trump definitely broke the law, keeping that aside - simply ejecting reporters because you feel disrespected or because your feelings are hurt is precisely the excuse college kids are using - why is it not OK for them to use the same excuse. After all, they are less mature than a 72 year old.

 

[jem]

for 1. Acosta embarrassed our nation. Our reporters should have more respect for themselves and their job.

When your reporters do not exhibit professionalism and manifest journalistic integrity they make us look like clowns.

sort of the way this guy made Iraq look