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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.
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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.