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joycejnr

(326 posts)
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:49 PM Jun 2012

Criminalize Conservatism With the RICO Act.

I know the subject has been covered, especially , and admirably by BanTheGOP, but I thought I'd add a little Wikipedia "authority" to the premise at http://www.criminalizeconservatism.com/2012/06/criminalize-conservatism-with-rico-act.html.

Drop me a note in "Comments," if you like it; as you'll see, the only comments I've gotten so far are from ditto-monkeys.

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Criminalize Conservatism With the RICO Act. (Original Post) joycejnr Jun 2012 OP
No. But I feel that way about communism, too. aquart Jun 2012 #1
and ALEC for voter suppression n/t oldhippydude Jun 2012 #5
Er...no. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2012 #2
Never enough facepalms. (nt) Posteritatis Jun 2012 #3
+100 pinboy3niner Jun 2012 #4
And people do face palms nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #7
Replace this with Criminalize Liberalism with the RICO Act nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #6

aquart

(69,014 posts)
1. No. But I feel that way about communism, too.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jun 2012

However, I would certainly enjoy applying RICO to the Kochs for criminal manipulation of our energy supplies, and Jamie Dimon and his banking peers for the criminal manipulation of mortgages and every other form of what we laughably call "securities."

But I am not into criminalization of ideas. Doesn't work.

 

Spider Jerusalem

(21,786 posts)
2. Er...no.
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 12:56 PM
Jun 2012

Are you going to make them wear yellow C's and send them to re-education camps as well?

Talk of criminalising or banning any political ideology because one happens to disagree with it is very dangerous ground indeed, and it's something fundamentally incompatible with any idea of a free society or ideals of free speech and expression. As Voltaire didn't actually say, "I disapprove of what you say, but I shall defend to the death your right to say it."

 

nadinbrzezinski

(154,021 posts)
6. Replace this with Criminalize Liberalism with the RICO Act
Mon Jun 25, 2012, 01:30 PM
Jun 2012

See, we all can play that game, and a dangerous game that is...

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