J.K. Rowling, former teacher, defends Trump's free speech rights

[ancianita]

If you seek the removal of freedoms from an opponent simply on the grounds that they have offended you, you have crossed a line to stand along tyrants who imprison, torture and kill on exactly the same justification.

[Trajan]

1. The wrong question

The question isn't 'should Trump be denied the right to speak?' ..

The question is : 'Does what Trump actually say represent what sane people think?'

Yeah ... Trump can talk all he wants ... It's the content of his speech that are objectionable ...

Different question

[valerief]

2. As long as the clergy are allowed to spew their magic talk (in addition to getting massive

tax breaks for that magic), how is asshole Trump different?

[Agnosticsherbet]

3. This was about Trump being banned from going to England.

http://www.cnn.com/2016/05/17/politics/donald-trump-j-k-rowling-freedom-of-speech-2016-election/index.html

I happen to agree with Rowling that he should not be banned only because he says offensive things. Free speech is the most critical of all rights. Once it is taken away, we have no freedoms left.

[yeoman6987]

4. Nobody is taking trumps right to speak

He talks daily. We just don't have to vote for him.

[oberliner]

6. They are in the UK

Which is what her frame of reference is.

[yeoman6987]

7. Well UK didn't pass that

UK can do as they please. They don't have a first amendment. They don't provide laws to America either.

[radicalliberal]

5. She's right. A noble sentiment, indeed! n/t

[liberalnarb]

8. I'm not seeking the removal of his right to speak.

I'm just allowed to hate him for the things he says.