03-31-2004, 01:33 PM
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Junkie
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Originally posted by Strange Famous
Freedom of speech is a uniquely American fetish, trust me.
And as we talked about before, it is a matter of degree, freedom of speech in America isnt total either - ie a man could be prosecuted for yelling "fire" in a movie theatre intentionally to cause people to be hurt.
So no one is free to say whatever they want whatsoever, there is a recognition that speech can be a weapon - it comes down to whether you wish to allow someone to attempt to incite violence and murder, or whether you dont.
The denial of a crime of the degree of Endsolung is hideous, grotesque, I have no sympathy for any person who does this, I dont wish to see them protected in anyway, or harbored from the justice they deserve.
Free speech is intended to mean the free expression of ideas, but these are not ideas, they are lies, they are grotesque, hateful, evil, offensive, harmful and disgusting. In the same way as slander is not allowed, ie - Kerry cant go on TV and say he knows George Bush is a rapist - so should this not be.
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So very very well said.
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