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Robert Spencer Joins Genocidal Facebook Group

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redaerobaby2/13/2009 12:00:44 am PST

This Facebook group is disgusting - that is without a doubt. I reported the group as offensive / inappropriate through the “report” tool at the bottom of the page. I’m sure many others have probably done likewise.

I’ve been a longtime facebook user, and know that people send and accept invitations for groups all the time. Why is it such a stretch to give RS the benefit of the doubt on this one? To be a member of a facebook group, all you do is click “accept” on a little electronic invitation. Most people don’t think too much about that. It’s not like you pay dues to an organization or something. Besides, if RS was really a supporter of the genocidal views of this group, wouldn’t he be defending the group, rather than removing himself from it and condemning it?

I don’t see the point of the character assassination that is going on in the comments. Yes, this was shocking, but it has been addressed by RS now. Let it lie.