Corrik, when you make a statement such as "this thing is as bad as this other thing," you immediately are comparing what you use as an example to the worst of the examples for "the other thing"
I mean, no. You are trying to tell me what I am saying at your own discretion. When I say "this is just as bad as running people over with a car", then you are correct. You are framing it and most likely there are motives to do so in this topic because instead of actually discussing the video there is more interest in minimizing it with something else from the other side to handwave it.
When you say "This thing is as bad as this other thing," you are equating it to the worst thing, yes. Nobody says "Jim is just as bad as John" and means "Jim is as bad as John when John's having a good day and not really being that bad."
Well, the problem is the mindset and the "us vs them" mentality that causes the extremists to think either action is something that's acceptable. The specifics behind the action are going to vary based on the individual. There's nothing inherently far right about hitting a dude with a car.
Trying to specifically make it about hitting a dude with a car vs a dumbass filibuster is just trying to win the argument for the sake of winning an argument. That's clearly not what he was getting at
"Both are a problem" is a different argument than "X is just as bad as Y." The latter is an attempt to either make something seem less bad, or imply something else is of that same level, in an attempt to make whatever side you're supporting not stand out so much as "This is bad."
Neither are acceptable, yes, that is true. But to go "X is just as bad as Y" is an attempt to try to absolve one side a bit.
This is where you guys fall apart. I am saying both are bad. Not absolving one side at all. Both ends disgust me.