OK with that line too. Guy's a douche.

jesssse · on Dec 26, 2018

And tomorrow the line will be don't be Republican.

Republicans were banned IRL from a public parade in Portland, OR.

glennpratt · on Dec 27, 2018

Can you link to what you are talking about? Because if it's what I think it is, this is my neighborhood. It was a parade cancelled to avoid violence, mostly by people who don't live in this neighborhood and don't care about the parade but about politics.

cabalamat · on Dec 26, 2018

And what about when the line is you? Will that also be OK?

First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a socialist.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out — Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me — and there was no one left to speak for me.

-- Martin Niemoeller

wsy · on Dec 26, 2018

That citation is about putting people in concentration camps, not about free speech.

It is characteristic of the people now banned by Patreon - and their followers - to stylize themselves as martyrs. However, they are just unwelcome, like someone ranting loudly at a bar. There is nothing going on that threatens anyone's life.