Excerpt from his rebuttal to being called every name under the sun:
"...These are false and baseless smears from a jealous and vindictive ex-colleague. I have always supported free speech and opposed white nationalism. I addressed these smears in more depth here. To that point, I occasionally defended the free speech of extremists, and I frequently spoke out against Antifa mobs who supported shutting down political discussion through force. When the infamous white nationalist leader Richard Spencer was sucker punched in the face during an interview, several Googlers openly defended the violent act and took to internal company forums to promote the idea the “Nazis deserve to be punched.”
While I strongly disagree with Spencer’s views, I found this precedent absolutely horrifying, and I spoke out. I also spoke out against a masked gang of Antifa thugs who violently attacked a skinhead group. I would have unabashedly defended far-left activists if violent right wingers had attacked them. I have been steadfast in maintaining that the rule of law and the right to peacefully protest are cornerstones of our society.
Unfortunately, very few Googlers adhere to the maxim “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say.” Instead, they believe that defending free speech of despicable fringe characters means you must agree with them. For merely opposing Antifa violence, I was routinely accused of being “Alt Right” despite never endorsing those positions.
I firmly believe that once political violence and censorship are normalized as acceptable tactics, there is no stopping point and America’s political situation will turn extremely ugly. In just the last few days, three Democratic presidential candidates have described the President as a White Nationalist. Antifa have justified attacks on mainstream conservatives such as Tucker Carlson and Andy Ngo on the grounds that they are fascists. Conservative gatherings are routinely attacked by masked thugs, who operate with impunity and shut down the debate by force.
In the wake of the violent despicable, horrific, and racist mass murder in El Paso, the media will undoubtedly advance a narrative that concerns about Antifa violence should be disregarded. There is no question that murdering dozens of innocent people due to their race is exponentially worse than dousing politicians with sticky milkshakes. Yet this doesn’t make the latter an acceptable form of protest..."
As someone who has stood across from Westboro Baptist scum, Code Pink tools, MoveOn.org a-holes, and Veterans For Peace dipsticks, I hate having to abide by my principles of freedom of speech and freedom of association, but if one has any principles, it is an odius end of a wonderful principle one must hold aloft.
It disturbed me a great deal to see their messages with my own eyes and do nothing more than exercise my own rights to stand in a public area and oppose them, but...that is why conservatism is the heart and soul of this country and what it was founded on.
And that is why Leftism is a poisonous, corrosive cancer that is trying to destroy this country.
As conservatives, we practice self control, and on the Left, they practice a lack of self-control which results in violence.
I am sick to damned death of hearing "Oh, we have violence on both sides..."
No. We have occasional people who have nothing to do with conservatism who act out and commit violence, but that is far, FAR fewer than those on the left who murder, assault, and vilify people in the name of their ideology along with the tacit approval of many on the left (see the excerpt above where Nazis DESERVE to be punched) who approve of their actions.
Read his rebuttal, and think of how reasonable and in line with the Constitution that sounds, then ponder the shrieking Leftists in and out of the media who condemn him as evil incarnate, vermin worthy of being squashed.
And then think about how they view those of us who read his rebuttal and agree with it. And what they would do to us if given the chance.