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Originally posted by cthulu23
Although you do have a point in that groups across the political spectrum regularly try to exert control over the national dialogue, I find that it smacks of the subversion of free speech.
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But it's their exercise of their own rights to free speech. Trying to stop the broadcast of something isn't subverting Moore (or anyone else's) free speech it's just forcing them to do it in a different way. As evidenced by Howard Stern syndicating on other than Clear Channel stations, there isn't one way to get your message out there and portraying it as being stifling is a little misleading IMO.
No one is telling them they can't say what they want. They're just saying that the stations (or businesses or whatever) who choose to air things or support things that their customers don't like will suffer economic repercussions.