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jeff47

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19. Yes, Russia has done an excellent job banning hate speech against the government.
Sun Sep 28, 2014, 11:33 AM
Sep 2014

Gays, minorities and other oppressed groups? You can vomit forth as much hate speech as you'd like.

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Incoming false equivalence in 3...2...1... NuclearDem Sep 2014 #1
IKR Threedifferentones Sep 2014 #2
So corporations control the media in America and the government in Russia, pick your poison. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #3
America Duckhunter935 Sep 2014 #4
There is no comparison.Americans have access to multiple and varied sufrommich Sep 2014 #6
Have you no ability to make distinctions? frazzled Sep 2014 #9
Oh really? 99Forever Sep 2014 #10
I would add a c to that equation.... elzenmahn Sep 2014 #13
Yeah, really frazzled Sep 2014 #16
Thanks for the stupid insult. 99Forever Sep 2014 #17
Yeah... sure... 99Forever Sep 2014 #5
Apparently some think Russians have no social media and no ability to Google...just sayings so make Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #7
Russia Declares War With Sweeping New Censorship Law sufrommich Sep 2014 #8
Like most of the civilized world outside America, Russia has hate speech laws, something Americans Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #14
This post is so full of fail I don't even know where to begin. NuclearDem Sep 2014 #18
Yes, Russia has done an excellent job banning hate speech against the government. jeff47 Sep 2014 #19
. stonecutter357 Sep 2014 #20
Didn't take long to bring up Hitler! zappaman Sep 2014 #23
You seem immune to context, you are a large crowd at DU. Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #24
Nah, I just figured I'd let others hand you your ass in this thread. zappaman Sep 2014 #27
You do realize that comment threads are.....comment threads? Fred Sanders Sep 2014 #28
"Bloggers also aren’t allowed to defame another person or group in their posts" reorg Sep 2014 #26
Actually, with the latest laws, they really don't. nt msanthrope Sep 2014 #11
"choosing Glenn Beck to pick and choose which media outlets Americans will have access to" reorg Sep 2014 #12
In the U.S., the Koch Brothers control the news. nt valerief Sep 2014 #15
And yet some DUers think RT is the greatest thing since sliced bread... SidDithers Sep 2014 #21
But RT is a trusted news source watched by over 50 million Americans! zappaman Sep 2014 #22
Its all true, but that is NOT an argument to not listen to RT LiberalLovinLug Sep 2014 #25
Burying or burning the hearts of gays? FFS! freshwest Sep 2014 #29
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