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In the discussion thread: I'm Not Giving Up My Free Speech Rights Because Some Cretin Made An Anti-Muslim Film [View all]

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Sat Sep 15, 2012, 11:53 AM

DemocratSinceBirth (46,047 posts)

37. I Don't Think There Was Anything In My OP That Suggested Otherwise

I said DU itself would be censured if there were no 1st Amendment.

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74 replies	Author	Time	Post
I'm Not Giving Up My Free Speech Rights Because Some Cretin Made An Anti-Muslim Film [View all]	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	OP
Agree.	cali	Sep 2012	#1
Who's asking you to?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#2
There Was A "Fuck Netanyahu" Thread Here The Other Day	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#3
Who's asking you to give up your first amendment rights, DSB?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#8
Defending the rights of somebody to make a bigoted film...	eqfan592	Sep 2012	#12
Except the rights are not in question	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#22
The Right Are In Question	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#28
That Is The Most Absurd Rebuttal I Have Seen In My Fourteen Years Of Surfing The 'Internets'	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#14
Who is asking you to give up your first amendment rights, DSB?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#23
Why do you care if the government taps all phone calls if you have nothing to hide	joeglow3	Sep 2012	#62
I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.	Confusious	Sep 2012	#18
Voltaire would presumably accept that disagreement is allowed	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#25
Disagreement, yes	Confusious	Sep 2012	#31
Because there is no violation to "defend" against.	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#35
Elaborate	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#43
Who is asking you to give up your first amendment rights?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#46
The People Who Are Suggesting The Anti-Muslim Film Maker Be Prosecuted	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#51
You may need to scan the threads here again.	joeglow3	Sep 2012	#63
I would like elaboration also	Confusious	Sep 2012	#74
No one should be prosecuted	treestar	Sep 2012	#33
DU Would Censure You And Appropriately So	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#4
You may have a right to say everything you want, but you do not have a right	karynnj	Sep 2012	#26
Freedom of speech doesn't mean private groups are forced to give a forum for what you say	gollygee	Sep 2012	#5
I just figured it was kind of strange...	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#11
The Point Is There Is Commentary On DU	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#19
Unfortunately. nt	Comrade_McKenzie	Sep 2012	#49
I disagree, as a standalone news item a link to it would/should be tolerated	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#16
What, no rally to support his freedom of speech?	Scootaloo	Sep 2012	#24
I have not said anything against his/her right to protest while carrying that sign	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#29
People are talking about prosecuting the film maker or extraditing him overseas.	Zalatix	Sep 2012	#55
I'm with you	Progressive dog	Sep 2012	#6
But it's OK for the police state..	ananda	Sep 2012	#7
That's not OK, either. The right to assemble and the right to information are just as important.	Comrade_McKenzie	Sep 2012	#52
And send huge sums of money to nations that support the death penalty for homosexuality.	lamzydivy	Sep 2012	#73
We need to teach this to the new democracies in the world.	porphyrian	Sep 2012	#9
Our Constitution's "freedom of speech" relates	Roselma	Sep 2012	#10
Actually you give up your free speech everytime you post here	Kindly Refrain	Sep 2012	#13
DU Is A Private Entity	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#15
There are several definitions of the notion of "free speech"	Kindly Refrain	Sep 2012	#20
As A Legal Matter The Cretin Who Made The Film Should Be Left Alone Unless He Violated Other Laws	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#21
Concur	ProgressiveProfessor	Sep 2012	#32
DU already is self censored	karynnj	Sep 2012	#17
And some of us have an increasingly	nadinbrzezinski	Sep 2012	#48
Who exactly is asking you to...	99Forever	Sep 2012	#27
I Was Speaking In A Global Sense And Yes There Have Been Calls For Restrictions On Free Speech	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#58
I see...	99Forever	Sep 2012	#66
Freedom of speech is not the issue	treestar	Sep 2012	#30
I Would Have Preferred The Film Not Be Made And Muslims Not Be Disrespected	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#34
I'm with you entirely	treestar	Sep 2012	#68
That WAS the point.	MH1	Sep 2012	#42
Fraud 's Not Protected Speech Nor Should It Be	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#44
I agree, and I hope they get the filmmaker on that.	MH1	Sep 2012	#50
A questions that is of interest	treestar	Sep 2012	#69
IIRC, DU is private property and the admins can censor to their hearts' content.	kestrel91316	Sep 2012	#36
I Don't Think There Was Anything In My OP That Suggested Otherwise	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#37
Your entire premise is made of straw.	Ikonoklast	Sep 2012	#38
That's A Declaration And Not An Argument	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#41
A statement of fact, why yes, it was.	Ikonoklast	Sep 2012	#56
"as many above have also noted."	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#57
Not when based on factual evidence.	Ikonoklast	Sep 2012	#61
I Think You Are Comparing An Observation With A Fact	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#64
+1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 x Infinity!	Odin2005	Sep 2012	#39
I agree, EXCEPT it appears that the filmmaker may have committed a crime	MH1	Sep 2012	#40
Many democrats need to get out of their own heads once in a while.	progressivebydesign	Sep 2012	#45
I Live In The Second Largest And Most Diverse City In The United States	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#54
K&R. There should never be any exceptions whatsoever to free speech.	Comrade_McKenzie	Sep 2012	#47
Nonsense.	Ikonoklast	Sep 2012	#65
FIRE !!!!!!!!!	orpupilofnature57	Sep 2012	#53
i'm not giving up my right to condemn bigoted shit lumps..	frylock	Sep 2012	#59
Is There Much Daylight Between "Cretin" And "Bigoted Shit Lump"?	DemocratSinceBirth	Sep 2012	#60
But that's the point of the 1A	Yo_Mama	Sep 2012	#72
Just don't deliberately incite violence.	Zoeisright	Sep 2012	#67
This movie was made to create an international incident	BarackTheVote	Sep 2012	#70
Strongly agree	Yo_Mama	Sep 2012	#71

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