Good. Polite and convenient protests aren’t the way out of this.
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Democrats are so disappointing
“Hate has no place in our communities, and the New York State Democratic Party unequivocally condemns this shameful and inappropriate act,” the statement said. “We encourage New Yorkers across the political spectrum to denounce hate in all its forms.”
If you want to denounce hate maybe focus on the nazi-like behavior instead of the extremely mild "vandalism" of pointing that out. I think it was just signs taped, so that's all of five minutes to clean up.
To be clear, Republicans are the worst. The Democrats just... disappoint.
First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: “I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action”; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man’s freedom; who lives by a mythical concept of time and who constantly advises the Negro to wait for a “more convenient season.” Shallow understanding from people of good will is more frustrating than absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will. Lukewarm acceptance is much more bewildering than outright rejection.
-MLK Jr., "Letter from Birmingham Jail" April 16th, 1963
In 2018, someone fired six bullets into the Albany Democratic Party headquarters' front window. I don't recall a single Republican denouncing the act.
They need to work on their doublespeak. Maybe something like:
The Democratic Party is appalled by the sad state of our nation, that individuals would need to resort to such charged and shocking language. We can do better. Democrats can do better. Americans can do better. We are better than this. Use your voice, use your wallet, use your influence to fight the wave of hatred that has enveloped our free and lawful nation.
Hope they wore nitrile gloves and face masks, because Republicans will spend tenfold the effort on finding and punishing them than they will ever spend self-reflecting.
And that they didn't use their own printer.
For those not aware: all commercially available color printers leave a pattern of almost-microscopic yellow dots which contain the printer serial number. This makes it possible for law enforcement to trace the origin of any document produced with such a printer.
If you're going to produce untraceable color artwork at scale, you need to use silk screening, or a similar DIY printmaking technique.
This is both true and untrue. On the one hand yes printers do this. On the other hand if you never registered the warranty then it’s unlikely that Best Buy still has record of which printer you bought 10 years ago.
As ever YMMV.
Printers are also often e-waste even while still functional ending up in places like recycled good shops, thrift stores etc.
I could take cash to my local Goodwill right now and get a printer that would have no connection to me.
ever allowed your printer to update over the internet? chances are that same serial number attached to the printer, which is now encoded into your document, is now attached to an IP that can be meaningfully time/date attached to your e.g. cable modem MAC address which is attached to the location of the printer - at your house/work/etc... and thats just one publically known mechanism. if your printer is attached to a network with internet access, are you sure its never pinged the manufacturer? are you sure sure?
never underestimate the trail of digital forensics you leave behind when there is a sufficiently motivated adversary. seriously evaluate your risks and harm exposure and plan accordingly. just sayin'
Does this hold true for black and white laser printers as well?
It's okay. This "vandalism" reeks of false flag, so law enforcement will be pointed to their office printer.
lol a piece of paper and some duct tape is vandalism now?
Republican feelings were hurt by the paper and some duct tape. Hurting Republican feelings. Is terrorism.
brother, always has been for some of us.
Well, if we are to look at something similar: kill a poor black kid, slap on the wrist. Kill a rich white man, death penalty.
This is TERRORISM!
-People who are Deporting NON CRIMINAL AMERICAN CITIZENS to a Concentration Camp in El Salvador WITHOUT Due Process or way to Return them Home!
A concentration camp whose bosses have repeatedly said that no one ever gets out except in a coffin. The USA is kidnapping innocent people off the street and sending them to death camps.
So like Martin Luther the Godfather of Protentantism vandalised the church in Wittenberg with his 95 theses in 1517? Vandalism by pinning the truth to a door?
While Republicans vandalize the US constitution?
Funny wording in my opinion.
This is the weakest form of "vandalism" I've ever seen. I wouldn't even call it that. Might as well call junkmail vandalism at this point.
Protip: if you're going to vandalize Nazi shit, write out "Nazi" instead of a swastika to differentiate from pro-Nazi graffiti

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