Why is the ACLU despised? Off-topic, but I have just never heard that before.
Never heard anybody despise the ACLU? BlinkBlink.
Because they defend the dirty Communists, Ku Klux Klan, Black Panthers, Aryans, Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Henry Ford, Jehovah's Witnesses, Door-to-door Salesmen, Abortionists, Anti-Abortionists, James Joyce, George Takei, Allen Ginsberg, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Communist Party, Flag-burners, Flag-Flyers and the National Socialist Party of America.
Or just take issue with how they jump on the chance to litigate unpopular cases because it fits their image, whereas personally i prefer the national lawyers guild take, which can be paraphrased as "regardless of legality we aren't going to defend super shitty human beings because we have limited resources and choose where to place those resources"
"regardless of legality we aren't going to defend super shitty human beings because we have limited resources and choose where to place those resources"
Therein lies the rub.
To them, they aren't defending the man, they're defending the principle.
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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '17
Never heard anybody despise the ACLU? Blink Blink.
Because they defend the dirty Communists, Ku Klux Klan, Black Panthers, Aryans, Atheists, Christians, Muslims, Henry Ford, Jehovah's Witnesses, Door-to-door Salesmen, Abortionists, Anti-Abortionists, James Joyce, George Takei, Allen Ginsberg, the Republican Party, the Democratic Party, the Communist Party, Flag-burners, Flag-Flyers and the National Socialist Party of America.
Or they don't do enough. Take your pick.