Posted on 01/11/2015 8:36:33 AM PST by artichokegrower
Yelling "fire" in a crowded theater remains as contentious as 90 years ago when Oliver Wendell Holmes first (loosely) coined the phrase.
Over the past few months, the world has witnessed two acts of terrorism that strike at the core of a civilized and free society -- freedom of expression -- but should force us to consider the impact of our protected speech on others.
(Excerpt) Read more at mercurynews.com ...
They hate us and kill us.
And we’re supposed bend over backwards to a mass murdering bunch of savages?
As long as I have freedom of speech, I’m not going to shut up and refrain from saying what’s on my mind.
Especially about Islam. I have no intention of being politically correct about it as liberals and Muslim apologists appear to demand.
Free speech, according to the left belongs only to them. Curtailing speech is ok as long as it is not liberal speech. In the case of Islam, they are in many ways on the same side as the libs; wishing for the destruction of civilization. Each wishes this so that they can use this destruction and chaos to put them at the top of the food chain.
No sale.
They are indeed fools, but with a malignant agenda. See my post #10.
We gave Muslims a chance in Iraq and Afghanistan to join modern civilization, and both chose to remain 8th century islamic Shiite holes. Screw ‘em. The bombing starts in 5 minutes.
Yeah, bite me.
If you visit the site you'll see that it's written in the "Opinion" section.
It's not reporting, it's opining.
Responsibility? That is an inconceivable concept to the left.
If there is no one on the other side, there is no reason for a bridge.
If there is no one there, there is no reason to fret about coexisting
There is no need to co exist with sworn enemies
Is / Are writers of these pro-islam articles paid by islam for favorable coverage? Whom would share that truth if is a truth?
I have come to the realization that Moderate Muslims are the cause of the terrorists. When I see newspapers trying to defend moderates, I ask myself where did the terrorists come from? And why arent there Moderate Muslims speaking loudly, and clearly, and publicly that these terrorists are horrible savages.
The reality is that these savages grow up in moderate mosques that quietly condone eye for and eye. They quietly preach terror. And when the terrorists attack, they are quiet, except to say, dont blame us.
And thats our mistake. We should be blaming all Muslims that dont stand on the front lines against terrorism. We should demand it of them before we write articles protecting them.
The truth is that after these Moderate Muslims create their little war machines. They are afraid of them too. They know if they stand up against the radicals they may be harmed. So they would rather sit back and watch the war, hoping neither side notices them.
But we should blame all of them until they publicly, loudly, clearly, speak out against the radicals and All they stand for.
Two words for the authors:
Heckler’s Veto
They can look it up.
Does this mean if I know the theater is on fire I should refuse to scream “FIRE”?
If that weren't the case, why would the US still be helping the crazies in Syria? Letting unassimilated and unidentified millions of people pour into the US? Letting those Ferguson-inspired agitators disrupt and destroy without there being criminal charges?
If we still had freedom of speech and freedom of expression, we'd be telling US protestors to "get a job". Instead, the US is twiddling its thumbs having to know at some point they'll be radicalized.
And the person you’re replying to did not say it was “reporting”, but “writ(ing) stuff like this”.
This kind of crap is why I cancelled my subscription to the Mercury news 25 years ago. Havent even spent a quarter for a daily issue since.
The libs have been shoveling depraved filth in the culture for decades, attacking everything honorable and decent, and always rushing to use the freedom-of-speech banner like they were some kind of righteous warriors.
But, NOW, when muzzies are targeted, they talk about ‘tempering’ speech. What loathesome, cowardly scum these libs are.
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