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Speck Tater

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9. Then the cure is to expose them to free speech so they can learn.

Reply to nc4bo (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 15, 2012, 10:22 PM

Sep 2012

It's either that or leave them to remain repressed. That's not very compassionate.

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I know nobody here will agree with me on this, but... [View all] Speck Tater Sep 2012 OP

I just think it would be a good idea ..... oldhippie Sep 2012 #1

Really. Cha Sep 2012 #51

I think it would work best if you did that to EVERY religion Angry Dragon Sep 2012 #2

Amen to that! nt Speck Tater Sep 2012 #4

+1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Sep 2012 #78

Okay. You are wrong. nt msanthrope Sep 2012 #3

Some people just look for a reason to riot former-republican Sep 2012 #5

Yes. abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #45

And then some people get the government they deserve former-republican Sep 2012 #50

I would take it a step further.. snooper2 Sep 2012 #6

lol glad you thought about the getting shot down bit. loli phabay Sep 2012 #8

myths need to be explained and understood iemitsu Sep 2012 #69

It's hard to understand the concept of free speech if you've never had the privilege experiencing nc4bo Sep 2012 #7

Then the cure is to expose them to free speech so they can learn. Speck Tater Sep 2012 #9

I know Speck Tater. nc4bo Sep 2012 #11

It might backfire the other way Bluefin Tuna Sep 2012 #10

Welcome to DU! That would be my concern. Never did like picking scabs. calimary Sep 2012 #29

During Chimpy's rule, it was called something else. sad sally Sep 2012 #12

I agree wholeheartedly. Nothing else has worked. Nay Sep 2012 #13

Problem is they aren't rioting because of religion SmileyRose Sep 2012 #14

They are exercising their free speech RobertEarl Sep 2012 #17

So the solution to their intolerance... Speck Tater Sep 2012 #30

Heh RobertEarl Sep 2012 #37

That video was only broadcast in the Middle East, by an Egyptian commentator Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #81

I believe it has more to do with religious intolerance than you think JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #21

Yeah? Think the next families to lose their loved ones will thank you? MichiganVote Sep 2012 #15

I agree with you completely. Odin2005 Sep 2012 #16

Go ahead. Let us know if your theory turns out to be correct. Comrade Grumpy Sep 2012 #18

Stunning Ignorance. Stunning Entitlement and Superiority. cr8tvlde Sep 2012 #19

They may take the term "scorched Earth" literally JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #20

would they also need a free press? Johonny Sep 2012 #22

That is a dumb idea. n/t Lil Missy Sep 2012 #23

How about just treating their beliefs with the same respect we expect for ours. DrewFlorida Sep 2012 #24

You mean like the respect we at DU give to Republican beliefs? nt Speck Tater Sep 2012 #31

You are confusing lies with beliefs! DrewFlorida Sep 2012 #40

LOL, what beliefs are you talking about? Logical Sep 2012 #46

Imagine there's no heaven? It isn't hard to do. No hell below us. Above us only blue. DrewFlorida Sep 2012 #70

Experiment on a child first - single one out and call him "stupid little shit" every day bhikkhu Sep 2012 #25

Thank you for the apt analogy. I am finding it difficult to be on DU right now due to the bigotry & uppityperson Sep 2012 #27

So I'm supposed to feel sorry for some violent troglodyte who kills our people? Speck Tater Sep 2012 #34

Not at all, but its rare individuals who commit the crime bhikkhu Sep 2012 #38

I know that you are right. Speck Tater Sep 2012 #39

WWJD? abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #52

WWMD? Speck Tater Sep 2012 #53

The only story I know off the top of my head about the prophet is abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #60

Wow! He's a hero. I guess I'll convert to Islam. nt Speck Tater Sep 2012 #63

The bigger problem is not just "insults to religion" but how they have been treated by uppityperson Sep 2012 #26

I'll let you know as soon as I become desensitized to them Live and Learn Sep 2012 #28

Well I knew it would not be a popular idea. Speck Tater Sep 2012 #32

OK, let's see what happens with your approach tama Sep 2012 #33

Fine. If there's nothing we can do to bring peace to the region Speck Tater Sep 2012 #35

Just an experiment tama Sep 2012 #36

The Lenny Bruce gambit - GoneOffShore Sep 2012 #73

Thanks for the vid :) tama Sep 2012 #74

Wrong!!! nt Duppers Sep 2012 #41

You're wrong RandiFan1290 Sep 2012 #42

Well, I guess that settles it then. Speck Tater Sep 2012 #44

Or we could just try to make their lives better abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #43

It's my understanding Speck Tater Sep 2012 #47

Sigh abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #57

See my post #39 above Speck Tater Sep 2012 #61

Best way to do that tama Sep 2012 #54

Agreed. abumbyanyothername Sep 2012 #58

LOL tama Sep 2012 #66

or maybe we could just quit bombing them, invading and occupying their countries, & badmouthing HiPointDem Sep 2012 #48

Indeed... n/t KoKo Sep 2012 #82

We could end Middle Est Violence Tommorow shintao Sep 2012 #49

I agree. That solution is better than mine, but Speck Tater Sep 2012 #55

That's already happening to every religion, every country, every ethnicity, every belief; every day. drm604 Sep 2012 #56

Because some folk in the Arab media picked it up and pushed it as provocation. dimbear Sep 2012 #64

Exactly. drm604 Sep 2012 #65

There are probably daily insults to Islam. joshcryer Sep 2012 #59

That's already happening. Every day, all over the world, people are insulting pnwmom Sep 2012 #62

I can do better than that: Maybe THEY ain't the ones with a fucking problem. nt The Midway Rebel Sep 2012 #67

I like it. Who's in charge? Kablooie Sep 2012 #68

This is the stupidist idea I've heard yet on this subject cali Sep 2012 #71

Its already destroying lives and relationships in case you hadn't noticed 1-Old-Man Sep 2012 #72

I thought I was clear: this "idea" would make things much, much, much worse cali Sep 2012 #76

You're full of it. slampoet Sep 2012 #75

Do you think that would work Frances Sep 2012 #77

And then they'll learn to love us and we'll all live happily ever after lunatica Sep 2012 #79

When we see an end to the annual outrage over the "War on Christmas" bigbrother05 Sep 2012 #80

let's 'desensitize' our own Christian Fundamentalists here in the US!! then if the program is piratefish08 Sep 2012 #83

I'll drink a Dr. Pepper to your proposal! n/t backscatter712 Sep 2012 #87

Sure, why wouldn't we agree with something that gets a lot of people killed, like last week CreekDog Sep 2012 #84

I totally get your point, and it's very tempting to do just that, kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #85

I used to get posts hidden or deleted by mods for referring to God as an "imaginary sky-daddy" backscatter712 Sep 2012 #86