When Freedom of Speech/Expression goes too far

Discussion in 'Politics' started by Tsing Tao, Jul 29, 2015.

  1. And that is where we disagree. Because we then allow ourselves to be led by the nose by scum. I have a little more trust in properly elected legislators than I do in the basest elements to determine the world we must live in. You see, I believe in democracy, and the electoral process when properly conducted.:)
     
    #11     Jul 29, 2015
  2. Ricter

    Ricter

    And yet there could be a grey area in the interpretation of certain, say carefully crafted, threatening language.
     
    #12     Jul 29, 2015
  3. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    It is unlikely that a group of folks riding around in trucks are going to carefully craft anything of the sort.
     
    #13     Jul 29, 2015
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  4. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    And that is why I am thankful you live in Canada. Americans vastly believe differently.
     
    #14     Jul 29, 2015
  5. As am I. And so, once again, we agree. Remarkable.
     
    #15     Jul 29, 2015
  6. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    It's quite remarkable. What would be even more so is if I went to a Canadian politics board (do they exist??) to argue how you guys need to be more free in the speech you allow. But why would I do that? What happens in Canada is Canadian business.
     
    #16     Jul 29, 2015
  7. So you need to tell Max E. Pad and achilles28 to stop polluting your American P&R forum. :) Perhaps there are others...
     
    #17     Jul 29, 2015
  8. Wait, what? You mean you don't believe in democracy and the electoral process when properly conducted? :eek: You believe vastly differently?
     
    #18     Jul 29, 2015

  9. And your default assumption is that it is reasonable to believe that a group of guys somehow knew where there was a black child's birthday party and decided to invade it for no reason and make death threats?

    The article was so poorly written it was impossible to know what happened. Possibly it was from incompetence, or possibly the writer was trying to string together a series of hot button references to suggest something happened which didn't. It certainly would not be unusual for an article claiming racist behavior to be found unsupported once all the facts are known.
     
    #19     Jul 29, 2015
  10. Tsing Tao

    Tsing Tao

    Not vastly. I believe in Democracy, of course, but I believe in the Republic first and foremost. The United States has a system of laws that were founded under a republic. There is a constitutional process to get rid of Free Speech (or to turn it into whatever you think it should be). All we have to do is act upon that.

    Best of luck on that campaign :)
     
    #20     Jul 29, 2015