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freedom of speech---such as it is in the states---is only obvious and necessary when the speech involved is in some way offensive.
to someone.
for some reason, ridiculous or not.
god knows there are alot of people who are upset for any number of reasons about 911 and bush's absurd handling of the post-911 situation, from families of victims to people politically opposed to what has transpired.
but i dont think the question here is really about the content of the woman's speech.
the problem with this woman seems to lie in the volume of her speech----so i dont see why this is even worth a debate---unless an similar complaint would be lodged if someone was yelling in a subway about needing money for tinfoil so he can make a final repair on his spaceship and go back to his distant planet of origin. in which case, the problem is "noise abatement" and not the content of the speech.
what this seems to come down to is some snarkiness generated by a sense of personal space having been violated----in which case i cant say much beyond get over it.
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
-kamau brathwaite
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