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In reply to the discussion: A war is raging against free speech [View all]La Lioness Priyanka
(53,866 posts)82. seen people on du ask for free speech to be criminalized on the grounds of it being hate speech
and inciting violence against lgbt americans
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I think the only free speech I would ban is the calling for banning of free speech. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Sep 2012
#12
Yup. The Thought Police here at the "Underground" have fallen into line rather quickly.
villager
Sep 2012
#30
What's really sad is how their ask-no-questions apologetics mimic precisely the things they pretend
villager
Sep 2012
#34
Right. And that the erosion of rights is okay because "our side" can always be trusted
villager
Sep 2012
#58
So, if that's true, you're willing to throw the 1st Amendment away, for good measure?
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#128
The idea that OUR fundies wouldn't use such laws against us is naive and dangerous...
friendly_iconoclast
Sep 2012
#162
On balance, I prefer to have my enemies free to speak their mind openly . . .
markpkessinger
Sep 2012
#100
Only if there is a direct call for violence and the crimes are imminent, not
NYC Liberal
Sep 2012
#61
If, heaven forbid, George W. Bush were to be assassinated by a deranged killer
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#89
Do you recognize US jurisprudence as superior to any citizen's personal definition?
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#145
If you were right then Sarah Palin would be in jail by now, as well as Rush Limbaugh and a few other
Zalatix
Sep 2012
#152
And that is part of their intention, to limit discussion on how Hitler and his evil....
Raster
Sep 2012
#28
It seems that in the US we are willing to risk offensive speech to guarantee free speech for the
ProgressiveProfessor
Sep 2012
#49
You want "hate speech" to be illegal. Which certainly would include blasphemy, right?
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#158
There is an important distinction. Leviticus does not rant against the LGBT community
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#126
I'm speaking to a potential law that I am talking through in our conversation.
stevenleser
Sep 2012
#135
Ok, well, i'm going to go on record as opposing that law, whatever it will be
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#139
no one likes free speech when it's against them. how many times has the lgbt community come out
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2012
#11
i have many a times and i am pretty sure if you search the archives so will you
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2012
#63
seen people on du ask for free speech to be criminalized on the grounds of it being hate speech
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2012
#82
And yet Fred Phelps has not been attacked, no one seeks to jail him, he is
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#41
many many here and elsewhere have advocated against fred phelps free speech
La Lioness Priyanka
Sep 2012
#65
The irony is that the film has caused people who otherwise would not be sympathetic to the Muslim
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#48
grab a clue, honey. DU is a private organization, not a nation and not a world body. duh.
cali
Sep 2012
#17
If you want to limit the discussion to the video "Innocence of the Muslims" and the reaction
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#23
There are legal opinions written by legal scholars that have been used to justify the use of torture
MNBrewer
Sep 2012
#53
Obama at UN "the strongest weapon against hateful speech is not repression,
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#50
Yes! War against free speech does equate to a war raging against free speech.
JDPriestly
Sep 2012
#130
To be perfectly fair, the American idea of absolute freedom of speech is not the norm...
Spider Jerusalem
Sep 2012
#35
And "they" will enforce the global blasphemy ban with black UN helicopters.
Comrade Grumpy
Sep 2012
#77
The standard seems to be that A) the person being mocked geniuinely believes
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#114
Beyond the "don't be a dick to each other" proclamations that every religion touches on
4th law of robotics
Sep 2012
#116
Time for the Muslim world to discover the Enlightenment. Claims of blasphemy sure sign it NEEDS it!
on point
Sep 2012
#108
What is needed is for the modern world---including DU 100%--to LAUGH IN THEIR FACES.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#142
WTH? Leave Catholics out of this. It isn't like war-mongers today aren't PROTESTANT.
WinkyDink
Sep 2012
#151
Or clerics lying on tv and radio to incite riots over religion could be made illegal.
Waiting For Everyman
Sep 2012
#133
Blasphemy laws are a way to restrict criticism of religion which rightly deserves criticism.
GoneOffShore
Sep 2012
#134
Nah. The abuse of "free speech" by a fanatical few is causing the world to consider...
Junkdrawer
Sep 2012
#144