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It's not that they forget, they never 'get' to begin with Isaac Send a noteboard - 09/09/2009 07:18:09 PM

Let's keep in mind that the first amendment is there to protect unpopular speech, popular speech has never needed protection, no one ever gets dragged away by secret police in the middle of the night for saying how much they like their dictator.

In a nutshell.


I'm sure you've noticed by now that a lot of the objections people have been raising are phrased in a way that makes it pretty obvious that if the word 'islam' had been replaced with something else they wouldn't care, or would say the school was overreacting because the schoolboard was full of nuts, or alternatively a lot the people mention free speech here would have been frothing at the mouth if it had said something else. You take two speerate blind groups and have one where a kid walked in wearing a shirt that said 'save the whales' and another that said 'nuke the whales' and watch as both groups have people scream holy heck that would have shrugged if they'd seen the other shirt. A small sliver will be those who liked the shirt and still say 'We shouldn't have messages on shirts in a public school full of minors' and another small group that hates the shirt but goes ballistic when someone tries to ban it. Those two tiny slivers 'get it', the others are just self-selective when it comes to getting offended.

Personally, the existance of that self-selective morals majority is what I blame 99% of the worlds problems and atrocities on. For every blistering insane psychopath sneaking into power you have a thousand 'innocent bystanders' turning a blind eye or shrugging. But I'm rambling off on a morbid streak here, I'm sure you get my point.
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.
- Albert Einstein

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Islam is of the Devil - 06/09/2009 03:30:51 AM 1778 Views
I swear, the levels of crazy are just increasing these days. - 06/09/2009 06:04:19 AM 1079 Views
People are stupid. - 06/09/2009 06:25:42 AM 1199 Views
This statement got me: - 06/09/2009 06:30:16 AM 1447 Views
Re: This statement got me: - 06/09/2009 07:20:17 AM 1047 Views
What you say about those places may be true - 06/09/2009 02:16:30 PM 1047 Views
Regardless... - 07/09/2009 04:34:48 AM 986 Views
Re: Regardless... - 07/09/2009 06:10:18 AM 1096 Views
I'm not advocating the killing of Muslims. - 08/09/2009 07:11:13 PM 1110 Views
Re: I'm not advocating the killing of Muslims. - 08/09/2009 10:15:55 PM 1093 Views
Okay... - 09/09/2009 04:04:29 PM 1021 Views
You are free to wear offensive clothing - 08/09/2009 08:13:18 PM 1091 Views
There is a difference between hatred and truth. - 09/09/2009 04:04:02 PM 1009 Views
You do know christans have done that as well don't you? - 09/09/2009 06:04:28 PM 1072 Views
The difference is... - 09/09/2009 06:16:13 PM 984 Views
really have you actaully read the Qur'an - 09/09/2009 06:33:38 PM 1053 Views
there are some unsavory passages, and he knows it. - 09/09/2009 06:46:59 PM 1049 Views
Acrually No I don't. - 09/09/2009 07:52:19 PM 920 Views
Someone should have told Jesus the OT was void - 09/09/2009 10:31:39 PM 1058 Views
Jesus was the one who voided it. - 10/09/2009 12:25:18 AM 1067 Views
so he was lying when he said he didn't? - 10/09/2009 03:27:14 AM 1123 Views
Christ never said that. - 10/09/2009 02:14:53 PM 1023 Views
Logicaly, this is a stupid post. - 06/09/2009 03:58:43 PM 1091 Views
+1 *NM* - 06/09/2009 08:56:02 PM 498 Views
+2 *NM* - 06/09/2009 10:04:34 PM 468 Views
+3 *NM* - 06/09/2009 10:36:48 PM 484 Views
As an Englishman, why are you even posting in this thread then? *NM* - 07/09/2009 02:49:22 AM 507 Views
Because I can. - 07/09/2009 10:15:57 AM 1095 Views
So can he. - 07/09/2009 07:54:56 PM 998 Views
Yes - 08/09/2009 05:59:24 AM 1085 Views
It means a lot in context to the situation - 08/09/2009 07:14:50 PM 1120 Views
No, it does not. - 08/09/2009 07:20:49 PM 1086 Views
So now you can tell me what I can and can't do with my children? - 08/09/2009 11:31:16 PM 1098 Views
I can tell you what you can't make your children do in school. - 08/09/2009 11:59:21 PM 1043 Views
Re: I can tell you what you can't make your children do in school. - 09/09/2009 04:10:19 PM 1104 Views
Re: I can tell you what you can't make your children do in school. - 09/09/2009 04:27:32 PM 1166 Views
Define "disruptive". - 09/09/2009 06:19:36 PM 1040 Views
No. *NM* - 09/09/2009 06:26:43 PM 519 Views
Well said *NM* - 09/09/2009 06:55:22 PM 488 Views
Ooh, look, I'm being baited. - 09/09/2009 07:59:28 PM 1021 Views
Then your argument has no merit. *NM* - 09/09/2009 07:52:47 PM 476 Views
you are making no sense - 08/09/2009 11:35:12 AM 1094 Views
Quite a bit. - 07/09/2009 04:31:59 AM 1072 Views
Luke 6:31 *NM* - 07/09/2009 08:41:54 PM 556 Views
That applies to them as well. *NM* - 08/09/2009 07:08:55 PM 395 Views
The thing I think you are missing... - 06/09/2009 07:18:45 PM 1144 Views
Wait, what? - 06/09/2009 08:29:14 PM 1108 Views
I... kinda have to agree with Ghav, there. - 06/09/2009 10:39:28 PM 1090 Views
Yeah, what you said! - 06/09/2009 11:51:19 PM 1164 Views
don't make me get all vulcan on you. *NM* - 07/09/2009 06:13:18 AM 467 Views
Wrong. - 07/09/2009 04:36:49 AM 1093 Views
That is why America is different than those countries. Duh. *NM* - 06/09/2009 07:58:53 PM 669 Views
Because in America - 07/09/2009 04:35:24 AM 1155 Views
Re: Because in America - 07/09/2009 06:16:05 AM 996 Views
And... - 08/09/2009 07:15:49 PM 1008 Views
Jesus, you are a real piece of work. Moron. *NM* - 07/09/2009 11:52:02 PM 370 Views
I don't think I understand your basic reasoning. You can't be saying what it sounds like. - 08/09/2009 01:40:42 AM 1078 Views
Go, Tash, go! - 08/09/2009 05:52:01 AM 1034 Views
Re: I don't think I understand your basic reasoning. You can't be saying what it sounds like. - 08/09/2009 07:18:00 PM 1029 Views
"Their government" is the American government. *NM* - 08/09/2009 07:36:27 PM 442 Views
That is a concept many people can't seem to grasp *NM* - 08/09/2009 08:14:50 PM 460 Views
The elf has a point. *NM* - 08/09/2009 10:18:26 PM 516 Views
And yet I don't see CAIR.. - 09/09/2009 04:07:05 PM 984 Views
Why on earth should it? - 09/09/2009 05:14:30 PM 1077 Views
Because... - 09/09/2009 06:25:41 PM 1104 Views
Re: Because... - 09/09/2009 07:06:24 PM 1344 Views
Really? - 08/09/2009 08:02:42 PM 978 Views
Re: Really? - 09/09/2009 12:11:36 AM 1035 Views
Well it's not about whether it scans right to you. - 09/09/2009 04:06:06 PM 952 Views
Oh, I was just clarifying. - 09/09/2009 06:05:49 PM 995 Views
Re: I don't think I understand your basic reasoning. You can't be saying what it sounds like. - 08/09/2009 11:49:48 PM 1100 Views
Failed edit. *NM* - 08/09/2009 11:50:50 PM 490 Views
Exactly. *NM* - 09/09/2009 12:12:52 AM 493 Views
I'm appalled that this was even worthy of note - 06/09/2009 06:46:58 AM 1084 Views
Re: I'm appalled that this was even worthy of note - 06/09/2009 07:22:59 AM 1216 Views
It didn't infringe on the First Amendment rights of others. - 06/09/2009 07:28:35 AM 1073 Views
Er? You misunderstand the law quite a lot there - 06/09/2009 11:06:04 AM 1058 Views
I believe the rest of the Church has done a horrible job explaining... - 06/09/2009 08:02:25 PM 1042 Views
When will people learn tolerance/=support...? - 06/09/2009 12:30:23 PM 1137 Views
Well said *NM* - 06/09/2009 12:50:11 PM 513 Views
The sad thing is ou know it is the parents driving it all - 06/09/2009 02:37:08 PM 1177 Views
The parents are disgusting idiots - 06/09/2009 03:57:17 PM 1070 Views
Fundamentalist nutjobs. Sheesh! *NM* - 06/09/2009 07:57:09 PM 563 Views
The appropriate punishment... - 07/09/2009 06:03:25 AM 1078 Views
Punishment for what? - 07/09/2009 09:51:57 AM 1082 Views
When did I say anything about a law? - 07/09/2009 10:48:09 AM 1062 Views
That's the key point so many forget: - 07/09/2009 11:42:12 PM 925 Views
It's not that they forget, they never 'get' to begin with - 09/09/2009 07:18:09 PM 1117 Views
No, that's pretty much it. - 10/09/2009 03:42:25 AM 1156 Views
You're right. - 14/09/2009 11:11:38 AM 1254 Views
If I understand you - 14/09/2009 03:05:39 PM 1070 Views
Yes, that was it - 14/09/2009 04:17:45 PM 1236 Views

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