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GGJohn

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21. So we should apply "caution" when dealing with people like that?

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #18)

Mon May 4, 2015, 09:01 AM

May 2015

Wouldn't that give them what they want? Why should we bow down to these extremists?
Fuck that!!!! I say full speed ahead, nobody has the right to not be offended.

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No one should be killed for drawing unflattering cartoons of Mohammed... [View all] Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 OP

I certainly agree with that JonLP24 May 2015 #1

I agree that no one should but given this is the reality we live in no one should be surprised when roguevalley May 2015 #24

Bear in mind these assholes will kill you for drawing a FLATTERING picture of their precious CBGLuthier May 2015 #2

What if people drew unflattering pictures of holocaust victims betterdemsonly May 2015 #3

People do not deserve violence and murder for being offensive assholes. PeaceNikki May 2015 #4

So you aknowledge she is a bigot, and not a liberal we must admire? n/t betterdemsonly May 2015 #5

Absolutely. Nobody here ever said shit about admiring Geller. Nobody. That's horeshit. PeaceNikki May 2015 #6

Nobody said anything about supporting the shooters. I dislike them both. betterdemsonly May 2015 #7

"...trying to start WWIII, or an internal civil war in America." Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #20

Nobody here has denied she's a disgusting bigot, GGJohn May 2015 #13

I'm struck with incredulity -- Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #9

OMG! "Geller believes Obama is a closet muslim and the illegitimate child of Malcolm X"? Goblinmonger May 2015 #17

It's a can or can't world The2ndWheel May 2015 #8

There are two straw men here treestar May 2015 #10

"No one says that." Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #11

Where does that claim that there should be laws treestar May 2015 #12

There's at least one that would like to make it illegal. GGJohn May 2015 #14

"That's just a call to oppose her." Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #16

Jeebus forbid we offend any crazy religious types! Agree with OP. n/t Adrahil May 2015 #15

When you run the risk of offending people who are 600 years behind the rest of us. lpbk2713 May 2015 #18

"I think a little caution would be well applied." Nuclear Unicorn May 2015 #19

So we should apply "caution" when dealing with people like that? GGJohn May 2015 #21

They don't have to be unflattering. deaniac21 May 2015 #22

Extremists don't have to try to kill someone who draws an unflattering depiction of GGJohn May 2015 #23