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jehop61

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6. Too many people

Reply to Silent3 (Original post)

Sun Jan 18, 2015, 04:51 PM

Jan 2015

believe free speech applies to citizens speaking out and offending others. It really means the Government can't arrest you for speaking out ( in most cases). When a person says something offensive, he can and does suffer consequences from other citizens. Bill had it ass backwards.

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I have to disagree with Bill Maher about boycotts and free speech [View all] Silent3 Jan 2015 OP

I disagree too, but I can understand his bias on this topic. arcane1 Jan 2015 #1

There are always free speech and free commerce solutions to speech one finds offensive. MohRokTah Jan 2015 #2

A boycott is an act of free expression and free speech. Agnosticsherbet Jan 2015 #3

I agree. djean111 Jan 2015 #4

I'm a big believer in free speech... NaturalHigh Jan 2015 #5

Too many people jehop61 Jan 2015 #6

Since you leapt to gay issues, I will say that the Rush Boycott strikes me as a tad much out of a Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #7

There's nothing about free expression that requires consistency Silent3 Jan 2015 #8

Uh, no. I oppose hate speech laws. Let me put it another way. I'd feel better about those who get Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #10

I myself am certainly not casual about "venomous language... Silent3 Jan 2015 #15

What an odd thing for him to say. cbayer Jan 2015 #9

I say boycott, but people who boycott Rush while praising the Pope are clearly saying anti gay trash Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #12

You would have a point if I could find anything at all to support cbayer Jan 2015 #14

I was discussing the same thing with my husband as we were watching that segment. MoonchildCA Jan 2015 #11

"Free speech" is about what the government can (or cannot) prevent you from saying; truebluegreen Jan 2015 #13