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Our extremists are worse than theirs because our extremists expect others JoePhilly Sep 2012 #1
I'm not sure how that relates to the OP Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #2
I think there could be a case made for inciting a riot, hate speech violations or renie408 Sep 2012 #3
You know for a fact what they intended to do? Missycim Sep 2012 #14
The standard should be the truth, not the ability of others to handle it. wickerwoman Sep 2012 #17
Excellent point. Do gays holding hands in public incite gay-bashers? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #23
The government of Egypt wants to charge him and anyone else involved- haele Sep 2012 #20
Your interpretation of the First Amendment is too narrow. Jim Lane Sep 2012 #53
if every one KNEW this was going to happen MrDiaz Sep 2012 #51
I just reread what you wrote and I think I disagree a bit. renie408 Sep 2012 #4
so if people riot because of what your write here, you are responsible for the riots? ok nt msongs Sep 2012 #7
If your intent was to get them to riot ... probably yes. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #10
How are you EVER going to prove that in a court of law MNBrewer Sep 2012 #12
Did I say we need to take the idiot to court? Don't think I did. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #13
Fair enough. MNBrewer Sep 2012 #15
np ... I follow you. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #18
It relates to the reailty of what is actually going on, as described in your OP. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #9
So you say but the reality -- the real reality -- is there are terrorists who killed Americans Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #16
No, the US won;t be punnishing "our extremist" in this situaiton. JoePhilly Sep 2012 #19
If mocking people's sacred beliefs automatically make someone an extremist Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #21
You suck at this ... the guy who created that video had an intent. You can PRETEND JoePhilly Sep 2012 #25
Let's cut to the chase Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #27
How exactly does option A differ from option C? JoePhilly Sep 2012 #29
I would expect anyone under a credible threat of violence to be protected Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #35
Truly. The most horrible kind of people are those who *don't* go around murdering others 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #30
A suggestion for you Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #5
And how would that prove the validity of violent bullying? Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #22
It'd prove the blind stupidity of thinking that deliberate provocation should be ignored Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #41
Just because someone wants to react violently doesn't mean we capitulate Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #43
Not the same thing Spider Jerusalem Sep 2012 #48
"Would not be protected speech in most countries"? Really? Zalatix Sep 2012 #50
That does not make Europe the paragon of civil liberties. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #52
You know it is crazy Livluvgrow Sep 2012 #6
Of course ...the Boston Tea Party was responsible for the British being violent. L0oniX Sep 2012 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author CJCRANE Sep 2012 #11
I think the filmmakers could certainly be hammered for other reasons BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #24
I don't agree with the statement of first sentence tama Sep 2012 #26
Fair enough but I restricting my comments to the subject at hand and Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #28
I cannot fully follow your line of argument tama Sep 2012 #36
I think we're mostly in agreement. Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #42
Violence begets violence tama Sep 2012 #46
How does that apply here? 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #40
I'm not tama Sep 2012 #47
If I recall protests have occasion led to riots and other forms of violence 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #31
Shhhhh... You're giving the NYPD ideas... Zalatix Sep 2012 #33
But but incitement. . . hate speech . . . stochastic terrorism. . . 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #34
That is 180-degrees from what I'm arguing; so perhaps we're in agreement Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #37
I wasn't arguing against you 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #39
I was thinking you were but I wasn't sure. Thank-you n/t Nuclear Unicorn Sep 2012 #44
See post #26 nt tama Sep 2012 #38
Tell the Teabaggers "an African American is going to be President for 2 terms, DEAL WITH IT!!!" Zalatix Sep 2012 #32
This film was made in US so we were blamed and innocent people died, not the filmmaker julian09 Sep 2012 #45
Nonsense ProgressiveProfessor Sep 2012 #49
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