sharing an anti-Nazi quote, with fans accusing him of fascism and intolerance.Morello, who has played guitar with the rock band for more than three decades, posted the quote to his Twitter page Wednesday. “German saying: If 9 people sit down at a table with 1 Nazi without protest, there are 10 Nazis at the table,” the post read.
While the quote was unattributed, it clearly claims those who politely engage with people who demonstrate hateful behavior are complicit in their bad acts.
pic.twitter.com/wvrReXYkYkDozens of followers flooded the reply section of Morello’s tweet, accusing him of advancing the hate he wished to quell. “While that sounds principled, it isn’t,” one Twitter user wrote. “It’s a mechanism to stop conversation.
9 people can sit down at a table with 1 Nazi and talk and educate said single Nazi on the issues and the truth with evidence and convert that Nazi.
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