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I think people get confused about the right to Free Speech. I mean, if I worked in a store and someone was using loud, foul language, I would ask that person to leave because I found it offensive. There are certain ways we need to behave in a civil society and enforcing them does not erode our basic human rights. If you walked down the street and yelled "Kill Obama" you would be arrested for threatening the POTUS. Words that incite hatred and violence can be as damaging as the act itself.
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Originally Posted by Drover
It frightens me to know that I share a democracy with people who think this is a good thing.
We have no right to tell other countries how to govern. Of course I'm not talking about genocide or torture. If someone doesn't agree with the laws of another country, then he/she shouldn't go there. Remember the caning incident in Singapore? The young man broke their laws and was sentenced to caning. I agreed. For some reason Americans feel they are superior & above the law.
Last edited by justNancy; 04-25-2009 at 12:56 PM..
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IThere are certain ways we need to behave in a civil society and enforcing them does not erode our basic human rights. If you walked down the street and yelled "Kill Obama" you would be arrested for threatening the POTUS. Words that incite hatred and violence can be as damaging as the act itself.
Yeah but he was not inciting violence he was voicing an opinion. I think the numbers of dead in the Holocaust is grossly inflated as well.
You can't "pick and choose" free speech, as much as groups like the ADL would like you to think otherwise.
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