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I always enjoy this Louis Brandeis quote when discussing "offensive" speech and publicity. LiterateDog Send a noteboard - 22/06/2017 02:53:21 PM

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I'm not certain the original quote is directly applicable, but the words certainly sum up what I think about free speech and "offensive" speech. Let everyone hear/see for themselves what someone else thinks. Then, if you don't like it, rebut it. Let the people see both sides of the issue and decide for themselves.

The terrible don't want everyone seeing. Alex Jones certainly doesn't want most people seeing what he has really said. In order to crush this bug, we must see this bug. Vile little creatures such as he flourish in the dark. He tried to backtrack a lot because he knew what he had previously said to his feverish followers was bullshit.

Megan Kelly, by letting him speak and challenging him, even if you don't think she did it enough, damaged him and his goals far more than she assisted them.

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An irritatingly large issue here in Connecticut, was this past Sunday's ... damookster - 20/06/2017 04:43:10 PM 1132 Views
I don't understand this aspect of free speech discourse. Ghavrel - 20/06/2017 07:09:52 PM 859 Views
I disagree damookster - 20/06/2017 07:25:26 PM 857 Views
I disagree with your disagreement. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 02:24:53 AM 730 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 827 Views
I understand that contention. I just don't characterize it as a free speech issue. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 04:44:45 AM 771 Views
*NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 07:25:26 PM 410 Views
ugh. double post. yet again. *NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 07:26:29 PM 446 Views
I have a theory Roland00 - 20/06/2017 11:20:37 PM 752 Views
that must be it damookster - 20/06/2017 11:24:55 PM 761 Views
It could be bunnies! *NM* TaskmasterJack - 21/06/2017 01:29:07 AM 638 Views
Or evil witches! *NM* aerocontrols - 21/06/2017 05:24:09 AM 399 Views
Who is the resident RAFO Bugs Bunny? *NM* Roland00 - 21/06/2017 05:53:30 AM 397 Views
With their twitchy little noses *NM* AgentApple - 21/06/2017 02:13:48 PM 405 Views
I think that it's more then that.... Jeordam - 20/06/2017 07:36:06 PM 792 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 407 Views
Then you really don't understand freedom of speech random thoughts - 21/06/2017 12:11:06 AM 757 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 800 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 762 Views
but this specific issue is not a freedom of speech issue damookster - 21/06/2017 02:42:31 PM 766 Views
but it is a freedom of speech issue random thoughts - 21/06/2017 07:09:03 PM 809 Views
Here's the biggest problem I have with that argument damookster - 21/06/2017 07:34:07 PM 750 Views
This, exactly. Much better stated than what I wrote. Ghavrel - 22/06/2017 02:57:45 AM 729 Views
Wush, the point that Roland00 Made went right over Random Thoughts head Roland00 - 21/06/2017 11:56:41 PM 794 Views
I'm fairly certain I do. But let's explore your ideas a bit. Ghavrel - 21/06/2017 02:22:48 AM 804 Views
sorry but know you still clearly don't understand censorship or freedom of speach random thoughts - 21/06/2017 07:56:20 PM 879 Views
NBC is a business. The Shrike - 21/06/2017 01:42:40 PM 797 Views
yes. my point exactly. *NM* damookster - 21/06/2017 02:43:53 PM 420 Views
I disagree enormously with one part of this. Ghavrel - 22/06/2017 03:00:37 AM 822 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 755 Views
again, you nailed it damookster - 22/06/2017 01:18:03 PM 739 Views
I agree.... Jeordam - 22/06/2017 04:49:44 PM 733 Views
Rhetorical Question, which is worse Kelly or Jones? *NM* Roland00 - 20/06/2017 08:02:40 PM 409 Views
they deserved each other *NM* damookster - 20/06/2017 08:14:32 PM 425 Views
I always enjoy this Louis Brandeis quote when discussing "offensive" speech and publicity. LiterateDog - 22/06/2017 02:53:21 PM 812 Views
well said *NM* damookster - 22/06/2017 03:14:06 PM 401 Views
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