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Originally posted by Lebell
No, not quite.
Let me take another example.
I've had the unpleasant experience of being shouted at by anti-abortion protesters.
I've been told what a horrible person I am and how I am going to hell for helping kill babies.
Do I enjoy this?
No.
It is hateful, hurtful speech and frankly I've wanted to punch out the speakers on more than one occasion.
But the truth is I would rather live in a society where people can hold and speak hateful hurtful IGNORANT words than a society that bans speech and thought the second someone decides they are offended by it.
In other words, I fear your words far less than I fear the "thought police".
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First off the idea that this bill will somehow label the bible hate literature is absurd.
Second off, i don't have a problem with gays whatsoever. Have met several, been to a few gay parties, even the odd bar. No big deal.
I find myself actually agreeing with most of what lebell is saying.
Mainly because i wonder who will decide what is hateful and what is not.
On the other hand, i disagree with Lebell in his assertion that the US doesn't engage in various forms of censorship.
I seem to recall one Marlon Brando who was vilified in the media for speaking out about how the jews run the media in the US and the movies and they have no problem portraying blacks as niggers, or mexicans as spicks but if you try and portray the jew as the kike then you will have any one of 10 jewish defence organisations all over you trying to get your ass thrown in jail.
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