Having had this discussion with leftists recently, I can tell you that they no longer subscribe to "sticks and stones". They see words they disagree with as "violence" that demands a physically violent response. They feel morally justified in physically attacking someone for having the incorrect political views.
Then I'm going to take their position and turn it back on them, since I believe in equality.
If you condescend to me for being white, call the January 6th patriots "traitors", celebrate the deaths of patriots because "they're nazis", call me a nazi, gaslight me about the stolen election, etc etc,
then I'm just going to fly into a barbarian rage on you with no warning.
Having had this discussion with leftists recently, I can tell you that they no longer subscribe to "sticks and stones". They see words they disagree with as "violence" that demands a physically violent response. They feel morally justified in physically attacking someone for having the incorrect political views.
Then I'm going to take their position and turn it back on them, since I believe in equality.
If you condescend to me for being white, call the January 6th patriots "traitors", celebrate the deaths of patriots because "they're nazis", call me a nazi, gaslight me about the stolen election, etc etc,
then I'm just going to fly into a barbarian rage on you with no warning.