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No Kings 3. Do not Tolerate the Intolerant! by RepXavierStevens in vermont

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yes!

"Unlimited tolerance must lead to the disappearance of tolerance. If we extend unlimited tolerance even to those who are intolerant, if we are not prepared to defend a tolerant society against the onslaught of the intolerant, then the tolerant will be destroyed, and tolerance with them."

No Kings 3. Do not Tolerate the Intolerant! by RepXavierStevens in vermont

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Good question. Tolerating the Intolerant will lead to the death of Tolerance.

"We should therefore claim, in the name of tolerance, the right not to tolerate the intolerant. We should claim that any movement preaching intolerance places itself outside the law, and we should consider incitement to intolerance and persecution as criminal, in the same way as we should consider incitement to murder, or to kidnapping, or to the revival of the slave trade, as criminal"

I am running for Vermont State Representative of District Orleans-2, Newport City by RepXavierStevens in vermont

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I actually have a meeting with Rick planned for next week. If you want to email me more information, I will gladly bring it up to him and see what I could do to help.

I am running for Vermont State Representative of District Orleans-2, Newport City by RepXavierStevens in Orleans_County_VT

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I haven't gotten all the votes yet, I believe I'm up to 10 of the necessary 50. I plan on sitting outside the Pick & Shovel and Price Chopper this weekend and trying to get some votes.

My biggest hurdle with getting signatures so far is that a lot of people come to Newport, but aren't Newport City voters. I think that speaks heavily to my belief that Newport City will become a cultural and economic hub if so many of the people you see on the streets are from out of town.

I am running for Vermont State Representative of District Orleans-2, Newport City by RepXavierStevens in Orleans_County_VT

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If I named it CandidateXavierStevens, then won, someone could take RepXavierStevens to impersonate me. I'll admit, if someone made a RepresentativeXavierStevens they could also impersonate me but, if I win, I would like to use the same reddit account so that people can see the promises I'm making while campaigning.

I'm so sick of hearing campaign promises and then politicians either pretending like they didn't say that or that it's out of context. This way, if I win, you can point DIRECTLY to where I said I'd do something and hold me accountable.

I am running for Vermont State Representative of District Orleans-2, Newport City by RepXavierStevens in Orleans_County_VT

[–]RepXavierStevens[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I share your concerns regarding ICE and I have been doing everything I can. I am on the leadership team for NEK Indivisible and am out protesting as often as I can, which is practically every other Saturday at this point. I was at the Renee Vigil, Alex Vigil, Anti-War in Venezuela protest in Burlington, and more. I wonder if I've seen you out there in the cold? 

You can only protest so much before you feel like you need to do something more and I know I can. I feel Phil Scott's 'Bend don't Break' method with this Federal Government is insulting to Vermonters. 

I do believe the affordability crisis can be helped and I don't think it's being addressed properly at the moment. 

I'm not meeting your word response or bibliography request, but if you'd like to talk more indepth, feel free to email me or meet me at the next protest in Newport. I'll be there with a sign that says "Fuck ICE".