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Old 03-22-2015, 01:14 PM
 
Location: on the edge of Sanity
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Originally Posted by Supachai View Post
Don't be surprised when America enacts hate crime laws that punish you for hate speech like they do in the UK and France.
I doubt it. However, often people misinterpret what "Freedom of Speech" means. If you are behaving badly in the office, your boss has right to fire you. If you are in a store or restaurant and use racial slurs, that store has every right to ask you to leave and call the police if you refuse.

I doubt if anyone is in a Federal prison serving time for using offensive language. If that were true, all the Obama haters would be in prison now.

I realize you didn't say those laws exist today, but it just won't happen, not in our lifetimes.

 
Old 03-22-2015, 05:30 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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No, you can't force anyone to believe you, big difference.
That is off topic, though...
I cannot force you to like the truth.
 
Old 03-22-2015, 08:06 PM
 
Location: NJ
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Actually, no, Supachai, everyone including the government is indifferent to likes and dislikes. We are a nation of laws; nothing else matters.
 
Old 03-22-2015, 08:41 PM
 
Location: Southern California
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Who got it in their head, that the government can force you to like it....
Facebook.

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Old 03-22-2015, 08:59 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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That is off topic, though...
I cannot force you to like the truth.
No, it seems to be your topic, and I don't know what "truth" you are talking about.
 
Old 03-22-2015, 09:51 PM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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No, it seems to be your topic, and I don't know what "truth" you are talking about.
You cannot force anyone to like it. I can make you believe it. Ask Obama
 
Old 03-22-2015, 11:16 PM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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You cannot force anyone to like it. I can make you believe it. Ask Obama
No, you cannot make people believe in fiction. Not everything on the internet is true, unless one is gullible.

And you are right, no one can force you to like it, which means the government isn't forcing you to like anything. Congratulations contradicting yourself.
 
Old 03-23-2015, 06:13 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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No, you cannot make people believe in fiction.
You, yourself, fooled me. Ask Obama.....
 
Old 03-23-2015, 06:49 AM
 
Location: Portland, Oregon
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You, yourself, fooled me. Ask Obama.....
Well it is your thread in which you contradict yourself, and have yet to inform us what the government is forcing you to like, even though you admit that no one can force you to like anything.
 
Old 03-23-2015, 07:37 AM
 
Location: The Republic of Texas
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Well it is your thread in which you contradict yourself, and have yet to inform us what the government is forcing you to like, even though you admit that no one can force you to like anything.


I cannot force you to like it....
Obamacare....
NDAA...
Patriot Act....
Attacking the 1st amendment....
Attacking the 2nd amendment....
Lack of immigration enforcement....
The Police State.....

I could go on and on, at the State level and even further in my own city level.
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