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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous]"I can't blame " is an idiom.
I guess if someone threw the baby out with the bath water you would call CPS?[/quote]

What? Are you an English language learner? What do you think "I can't blame" means? Here is what the Oxford dictionary says:

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/american_english/i-don't-or-can't-blame-you-or-her-etc.

"Used to indicate that one agrees that the action or attitude taken was reasonable"

If the OP also finds English challenging, it is easy enough for her to say that she misspoke and actually can blame the neo-Nazis. Instead she just keeps talking about women being raped as if that makes beating these children okay. One the one hand she claims she doesn't support the violence and on the other she suggests that all immigrants are guilty of rape. It is a strange contradiction.
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In my experience the phrase is almost always used when talking about otherwise blameworthy behavior. See the examples from your link "I don't blame you for being loyal to your friend." clearly the implication is the  friend did something wrong and "you" stuck by them.

That is obviously the way OP uses it, and the sense many here took it. 
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In other words, the person supports the other for standing by the friend. Notice, support is directed at the person who stood by, not the friend. But, as I said, the OP can easily clear this up by simply clarifying her statement that she doesn't blame the neo-Nazis for beating children.
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I understand the reasoning behind why Neo-Nazis have risen up to fight back.  I saw it coming, as did many other conservatives. And we tried to warn you liberals. But you wouldn't listen.[/quote]

Why can't you say that you blame them? Why are you hedging your statement. Understanding their actions is one thing, but do you support them or not support them? Why is it so difficult for you to make a clear statement about this?
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You are the only one who seems not to understand that stating one understands how these events came about is not a tacit approval of the events.  Why are you being so obtuse here?[/quote]

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