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I don't know if I agree or not with his views, but the fact that he's moving from complaining about something, to doing something about his beliefs, has convinced me to move from a negative to a significantly positive view of him, as a person; to reiterate, regardless of whether I agree with said views.

The will to fight for what one believes in - I think we can all agree that is an admirable human trait that would result, for those who do follow his views, in him being labeled as a hero and defender of people's rights.

Bravo, Garry.

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Fighting for what you believe in isn’t remotely something to admire if all you believe in is self-enrichment

Bravo Garry, net worth $x00m, having the integrity to go after public school teachers.

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You know it just polarizes, and nothing more, when bringing up fascists as a counter argument when it is not punctually relevant.

I'm not making a comparison, the opposite. Saying that "somebody doing something for its beliefs is good period" means nothing

> He once tweeted that seven of the city’s supervisors — all progressives — should “die slow, motherfuckers” in a late-night polemic. The tweet, which Tan said was a joke, prompted hateful mail and police reports.

Yeah, my benefit of the doubt (which was already zero for a rich person in politics) is negative.




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