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I disagree with your disagreement. Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 21/06/2017 02:24:53 AM

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He already has a megaphone. And a soapbox. Both of which got bigger and louder when then-candidate Trump appeared on his radio show and referred to him as a great American. Ignoring him doesn't make him go away. How is watching him get shot down on national TV enabling his idiocy? There are hundreds of TV channels. No one is forced to watch.

I don't disagree with anything you're writing here, except that I think Kelly went super easy on him. There's all sorts of reasons for having or not having him on the show. I just don't think it has anything to do with freedom of speech. Nobody owes anyone a platform.

"We feel safe when we read what we recognise, what does not challenge our way of thinking.... a steady acceptance of pre-arranged patterns leads to the inability to question what we are told."
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An irritatingly large issue here in Connecticut, was this past Sunday's ... damookster - 20/06/2017 04:43:10 PM 1116 Views
I don't understand this aspect of free speech discourse. Ghavrel - 20/06/2017 07:09:52 PM 840 Views
I disagree damookster - 20/06/2017 07:25:26 PM 839 Views
I disagree with your disagreement. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 02:24:53 AM 714 Views
It's not about the right to a national platform nor is it a First Amendment issue damookster - 21/06/2017 02:50:47 AM 812 Views
I understand that contention. I just don't characterize it as a free speech issue. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 04:44:45 AM 748 Views
*NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 07:25:26 PM 397 Views
ugh. double post. yet again. *NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 07:26:29 PM 434 Views
I have a theory Roland00 - 20/06/2017 11:20:37 PM 733 Views
that must be it damookster - 20/06/2017 11:24:55 PM 743 Views
It could be bunnies! *NM* TaskmasterJack - 21/06/2017 01:29:07 AM 619 Views
Or evil witches! *NM* aerocontrols - 21/06/2017 05:24:09 AM 390 Views
Who is the resident RAFO Bugs Bunny? *NM* Roland00 - 21/06/2017 05:53:30 AM 387 Views
With their twitchy little noses *NM* AgentApple - 21/06/2017 02:13:48 PM 393 Views
I think that it's more then that.... Jeordam - 20/06/2017 07:36:06 PM 769 Views
Rhetorical Question: Do you give an amplifier to someone who spreads bad faith and provable lies? *NM* Roland00 - 20/06/2017 11:18:04 PM 395 Views
Then you really don't understand freedom of speech random thoughts - 21/06/2017 12:11:06 AM 738 Views
Freedom of Speech is not a single theory, there are multiple ideas of why Freedom of Speech is good Roland00 - 21/06/2017 12:55:44 AM 782 Views
supporting freedom of speech only for people who don't offend you isn't freedom of speech random thoughts - 21/06/2017 02:01:05 PM 744 Views
but this specific issue is not a freedom of speech issue damookster - 21/06/2017 02:42:31 PM 746 Views
but it is a freedom of speech issue random thoughts - 21/06/2017 07:09:03 PM 783 Views
Here's the biggest problem I have with that argument damookster - 21/06/2017 07:34:07 PM 736 Views
This, exactly. Much better stated than what I wrote. Ghavrel - 22/06/2017 02:57:45 AM 712 Views
Wush, the point that Roland00 Made went right over Random Thoughts head Roland00 - 21/06/2017 11:56:41 PM 770 Views
I'm fairly certain I do. But let's explore your ideas a bit. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 02:22:48 AM 787 Views
sorry but know you still clearly don't understand censorship or freedom of speach random thoughts - 21/06/2017 07:56:20 PM 861 Views
NBC is a business. The Shrike - 21/06/2017 01:42:40 PM 782 Views
yes. my point exactly. *NM* damookster - 21/06/2017 02:43:53 PM 408 Views
I disagree enormously with one part of this. Ghavrel - 22/06/2017 03:00:37 AM 804 Views
I disagree with you so much on this. And you don't seem to understand my view. The Shrike - 22/06/2017 12:33:12 PM 739 Views
again, you nailed it damookster - 22/06/2017 01:18:03 PM 725 Views
I agree.... Jeordam - 22/06/2017 04:49:44 PM 717 Views
Rhetorical Question, which is worse Kelly or Jones? *NM* Roland00 - 20/06/2017 08:02:40 PM 399 Views
they deserved each other *NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 08:14:32 PM 413 Views
I always enjoy this Louis Brandeis quote when discussing "offensive" speech and publicity. LiterateDog - 22/06/2017 02:53:21 PM 794 Views
well said *NM* damookster - 22/06/2017 03:14:06 PM 389 Views
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