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I hate all this talk about hate speech! Does that make me a hater?
1 posted on 10/22/2018 2:11:15 PM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando

Fake news. I could not get past the lie of the first sentence.


2 posted on 10/22/2018 2:15:16 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: Perseverando; mountainlion

To paraphrase the late, great Joe Sobran, “hate speech is any speech that liberals hate.”


3 posted on 10/22/2018 2:17:48 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: Perseverando
Intolerance and illiberalism, nakedly defined as abstractions or principles, are seldom if ever outwardly embraced by progressives.

Except when talking about Christianity, white people, America, the great scientific accomplishments of white people, etc.

What garbage.

4 posted on 10/22/2018 2:18:25 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: Perseverando

At least ‘hate’ is an honest emotion.
Failing to hate what is worthy of hate is bad.


7 posted on 10/22/2018 2:42:03 PM PDT by glasseye ("24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not." ~ H. L. Mencken)
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To: Perseverando

TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.


8 posted on 10/22/2018 2:51:04 PM PDT by JimRed ( TERM LIMITS, NOW! Build the Wall Faster! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH.)
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To: Perseverando
In the late 70s I was in college and an active member of the Student Libertarians.

During that time a national discussion arose as to whether or not to reinstate the draft. We Libertarians formed to coalition to oppose such a policy. The coalition included a number of far Left groups.

During one of our organizational meetings a long forgotten issue arose, but I will never forget a member of the Socialist Workers Party, a Trotsky oriented Marxist group, stating: "Oh, and are we now going to allow hate speech?".

I dismissed his words (after all, consider the source), but today am somewhat disturbed that a phrase offered by a member of a small splinter Marxist group has become central to our political dialogue.

10 posted on 10/22/2018 3:15:28 PM PDT by Robwin (very)
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To: Perseverando

Fake news, and full of lies.


11 posted on 10/22/2018 3:20:13 PM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (Christine Ford is a liar)
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To: Perseverando

What country is she talking about? the US?
Defending Free Speech means defending speech that is offensive. Offensive speech is subjective. Like the label ‘Washington Redskins’ offends some, others don’t really care. It’s those that demand to make determinations that want to control thoughts and deeds. Ain’t gonna happen here.


12 posted on 10/22/2018 4:53:58 PM PDT by griswold3 (Just another unlicensed nonconformist in a dangerous Liberal world.)
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To: Perseverando

Democrats, media and liberals.


13 posted on 10/22/2018 5:14:13 PM PDT by mulligan (EeThe)
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