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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsNeo-Nazi must pay $4.1 million to Muslim comedian after calling him a 'terrorist'
Comedian and political columnist Dean Obeidallah, a longtime critic of President Donald Trump, won a $4.1 million lawsuit against a neo-Nazi website that labeled him a terrorist and doctored tweets to make it appear like he had admitted guilt in a terrorist bombing.
The Daily Stormer sought to confront Obeidallah, he said, after he had written an article critical of Trump for refusing to call out white supremacists engaging in terrorist acts. Obeidallah penned his opinion piece in May of 2017, months before the Charlottesville, Virginia, violence involving white nationalists even occurred.
This is all tied to Donald Trump, and Im not being hyperbolic, Obeidallah said during an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC.
The comedians article, entitled Will Donald Trump Ever Say the Words White Supremacist Terrorism? sought to ask whether Trump would confront white supremacist violence. The next day, The Daily Stormer posted content from its founder, Andrew Anglin, which called Obeidallah the mastermind behind the Manchester Arena bombing in the United Kingdom that killed 22 individuals.
Anglin and The Daily Stormer didnt stop with those errant accusations, either they also doctored tweets to make them appear like Obeidallah had admitted to the attack, and said he was a Muslim terrorist.
The Daily Stormer sought to confront Obeidallah, he said, after he had written an article critical of Trump for refusing to call out white supremacists engaging in terrorist acts. Obeidallah penned his opinion piece in May of 2017, months before the Charlottesville, Virginia, violence involving white nationalists even occurred.
This is all tied to Donald Trump, and Im not being hyperbolic, Obeidallah said during an interview with Joy Reid on MSNBC.
The comedians article, entitled Will Donald Trump Ever Say the Words White Supremacist Terrorism? sought to ask whether Trump would confront white supremacist violence. The next day, The Daily Stormer posted content from its founder, Andrew Anglin, which called Obeidallah the mastermind behind the Manchester Arena bombing in the United Kingdom that killed 22 individuals.
Anglin and The Daily Stormer didnt stop with those errant accusations, either they also doctored tweets to make them appear like Obeidallah had admitted to the attack, and said he was a Muslim terrorist.
[link:https://deadstate.org/neo-nazi-must-pay-4-1-million-to-muslim-comedian-after-calling-him-a-terrorist/|
Hit the nazi where it hurts! hehehe
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Neo-Nazi must pay $4.1 million to Muslim comedian after calling him a 'terrorist' (Original Post)
Soph0571
Jun 2019
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Archae
(46,337 posts)1. That comedian will never see any of the money.
They can't even FIND Anglin, for crying out loud.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)3. I imagine whoever is serving the site will have to give him a cut
"In February 2018, The Daily Stormer registered a new domain under the .name TLD with the Chinese-based internet company Eranet International Limited"... that's seems to be where it's at now.
The site runs on donations as well, I can't see any host not being able to fork some of that revenue up.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)4. For a cut of a $4.1 million judgment
There are any number of folks who will skiptrace Anglin. Some might even do it just for the fun of it.
ck4829
(35,077 posts)5. You know it
safeinOhio
(32,690 posts)2. Best comedian in the world
because thats funny.