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85. oh poor wittle you. no one is asking you to give up your rights, genius.

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So , when am I allowed to be offended? [View all] zellie Sep 2012 OP

A lot of people were offended by 9/11 CJCRANE Sep 2012 #1

K&R Odin2005 Sep 2012 #2

How were you wrong to be offended by 9/11, Pearl's beheading, 4 killed Americans, etc? What is this uppityperson Sep 2012 #3

No , it's about freedom of speech. zellie Sep 2012 #7

What? Were 9/11, Pearl's beheading, etc "freedom of speech"? Please clarify and use more words uppityperson Sep 2012 #9

That has to do with whether other people zellie Sep 2012 #14

I think you are saying we must be beware of "them", the muslims will get offended and kill uppityperson Sep 2012 #24

Bet OP sees no reason for anyone if Afghanistan treestar Sep 2012 #41

"Getting" offensive? nt TBF Sep 2012 #51

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh malaise Sep 2012 #105

I don't really want to get involved in this fight... Whiskeytide Sep 2012 #126

Murders, mass or singular, are not "freedom of speech" issues. uppityperson Sep 2012 #130

Like I said... Whiskeytide Sep 2012 #133

So why should "they" get offended by our bombings by planes and drones? It is just "speech". uppityperson Sep 2012 #134

Have you been arrested by any government officials for practicing your First Amendment rights? sarge43 Sep 2012 #37

ding ding ding... You got it. hlthe2b Sep 2012 #102

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #4

+1 proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #36

+1000 regnaD kciN Sep 2012 #91

I dont see them as evil at all Missycim Sep 2012 #124

No my point is.... zellie Sep 2012 #40

What rights? Dropping bombs on them in the name of "national security"? uppityperson Sep 2012 #42

Do you think anyone in Iraq, Yemen, Afghanistan, Pakistan should be offended sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #67

You've reduced me to tears; Top ten post EVER on DU! Thank you Sabrina!!! N/T Melinda Sep 2012 #106

+1000 Thank you, sabrina! countryjake Sep 2012 #108

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #114

Really? abelenkpe Sep 2012 #77

How come you are not fighting the AFA? RandiFan1290 Sep 2012 #81

oh poor wittle you. no one is asking you to give up your rights, genius. cali Sep 2012 #85

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Sep 2012 #92

EXACTLY how I read it, too. eom TransitJohn Sep 2012 #46

word frylock Sep 2012 #59

A question - who are the four killed in your fourth line? Thanks. nt Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #5

Those at the Libyan embassy B2G Sep 2012 #21

Thanks. Welcome to DU! nt Mnemosyne Sep 2012 #118

I get offended whenever I find something I consider offensive. Autumn Sep 2012 #6

^this^ frylock Sep 2012 #64

+1! NT BarackTheVote Sep 2012 #96

You can be offended as often as you like. Warren Stupidity Sep 2012 #8

There oughta be a smilie for that... countryjake Sep 2012 #109

Who's stopping you? Seriously. Who's stopping you? nolabear Sep 2012 #10

Exactly, There must be some new anti free speech law, I'm not aware about. bahrbearian Sep 2012 #82

I'm offended that George Bush and Dick Cheney are not in prison for murder. Lint Head Sep 2012 #11

Who's trying to take away your right to be offended? lunatica Sep 2012 #12

+1 hedgehog Sep 2012 #76

Be offended all you want. WTF? Lex Sep 2012 #13

If the folks to which you refer were educated by something other than state run media, they lonestarnot Sep 2012 #15

In about 4 minutes but you can only be offended for about 30 seconds justiceischeap Sep 2012 #16

Well, that's all good and fine, BUT... liberalmuse Sep 2012 #17

Best reply so far. Thanks. Scuba Sep 2012 #27

"If you knowingly rile up a crowd, you share in the guilt of the crowds actions?" hughee99 Sep 2012 #33

the sad thing MrDiaz Sep 2012 #48

the muslim rioters assisted the injured and fought back the small attacking force.. frylock Sep 2012 #66

People here understand cause and effect. Zoeisright Sep 2012 #111

So, get busy RandiFan1290 Sep 2012 #121

i wasn't MrDiaz Sep 2012 #122

The easy example is yelling "fire" in a crowded theatre - TBF Sep 2012 #55

Well said. Blue_In_AK Sep 2012 #97

I am offended when Religious Nuts of any kind try to ignite holy wars with each other. Lex Sep 2012 #18

Maybe if everyone would stop offending and being offended..... Avalux Sep 2012 #19

You are right! This is why RWJ made this video! We should all get along! snooper2 Sep 2012 #26

What made you decide you were wrong to be offended in any of those cases fishwax Sep 2012 #20

Sounds Faux News-ish. Lex Sep 2012 #32

indeed fishwax Sep 2012 #38

Twice on a Tuesday CJCRANE Sep 2012 #22

I'm offended by the idiocy of this post. nt Guy Whitey Corngood Sep 2012 #23

where's the damn unrec button when you really need it? cali Sep 2012 #25

This is what I felt like writing upthread, thank you. uppityperson Sep 2012 #30

Stop it. Jennicut Sep 2012 #35

Very well put. Gidney N Cloyd Sep 2012 #49

Go ahead, be offended nadinbrzezinski Sep 2012 #28

And I keep getting told, "Dogwhistles? What dogwhistles?" Scootaloo Sep 2012 #29

Islamic extremists are the scum that have risen to the top in the melting pot of fairy tales. nt Comrade_McKenzie Sep 2012 #31

Being offended is natural. Reacting stupidly... gulliver Sep 2012 #34

Nicely said! Moonwalk Sep 2012 #71

Entirely false treestar Sep 2012 #39

Free speech? According to Ezra Klein: 'Libya attack underscores drone use' proverbialwisdom Sep 2012 #43

Why are you asking permission before exercising your Constitutional freedoms? porphyrian Sep 2012 #44

I agree with you...but does that mean.. zellie Sep 2012 #47

Are we allowed to yell "FIRE" even if there isn't one???? Yes. However... Walk away Sep 2012 #65

Some Americans do. Most people just never see them. porphyrian Sep 2012 #69

If we do it with hate and with the intention of hurting and marginalizing sabrina 1 Sep 2012 #115

There was no guesswork involved here. quaker bill Sep 2012 #45

You can be offended anytime you feel like it... ljm2002 Sep 2012 #50

"them"? Care to clarify? nt TBF Sep 2012 #52

Yes... Them that went rioting... zellie Sep 2012 #57

"them that went rioting"? TBF Sep 2012 #60

That is not what they rioted about. It isn't that simple. Seriously, it isn't. uppityperson Sep 2012 #61

Thank you... zellie Sep 2012 #72

All you got out of that post was the crusades? Are you just messing with us? uppityperson Sep 2012 #84

That I agree with. zellie Sep 2012 #87

Thank you for clarifying you are just messing with us. Or did you mean you haven't read/heard why uppityperson Sep 2012 #89

You Should Be Offended When Anybody Violates The Norms Of Human Decency DemocratSinceBirth Sep 2012 #53

This is a rotten OP festering with bigotry Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #54

Thank you - TBF Sep 2012 #62

No, they are bound by the rules. uppityperson Sep 2012 #68

No one limits your offense, there are big issues with how it is reacted to. TheKentuckian Sep 2012 #56

you can be offended once you start developing rational thought frylock Sep 2012 #58

Seems like a black and white view Mz Pip Sep 2012 #63

" the people rioting and killing are crazy" ? zellie Sep 2012 #75

This amendment (text included)? Who is saying you need to? uppityperson Sep 2012 #86

I wasn't implying that you should Mz Pip Sep 2012 #99

Has anyone asked you to? gollygee Sep 2012 #100

It's their "fringe" that is doing this in fredamae Sep 2012 #70

Last I looked everyone was so offended by 9/11 that we got involved in two wars... Moonwalk Sep 2012 #73

No we don't have to give up freedom of speech abelenkpe Sep 2012 #74

The offenders offended over one billion people because of lies, ridicule, hatred and perversion of julian09 Sep 2012 #93

It's not anyone's being offended, but the SELECTIVITY of being "offended" that patrice Sep 2012 #78

I wasn't aware that the 9//11 attacks were an act of free speech. Funny, I always kestrel91316 Sep 2012 #79

You just wrote an entire OP without naming or saying who's stopping you from being offended. JaneyVee Sep 2012 #80

This is a strawman argument, and not a very good one n/t arcane1 Sep 2012 #83

When someone is pissing on your bridge? Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #88

You're allowed to be offended by whatever you want. Who's stopping you? Chorophyll Sep 2012 #90

You can be offended all goddam day. Iggo Sep 2012 #94

Being offended IMO is largely a matter of choice slackmaster Sep 2012 #95

baloney & bs. that's my freedom of speech, it doesn't constitute a denial of yours. HiPointDem Sep 2012 #98

Spam deleted by Hassin Bin Sober (MIR Team) kolayamilya Sep 2012 #101

Complaints 2on2u Sep 2012 #103

Somewhere there is a bridge missing a................................................... nt rbrnmw Sep 2012 #104

you're allowed to be offended any time you want ibegurpard Sep 2012 #107

Who the hell says you can't be "offended"?? Zoeisright Sep 2012 #110

I agree - no sacred cows aint_no_life_nowhere Sep 2012 #112

I am offended by your post RobertEarl Sep 2012 #113

You can be offended any time you want. jeff47 Sep 2012 #116

My Religion Gets Insulted Every Day AnnieBW Sep 2012 #117

Do you really want to go down that road? lapislzi Sep 2012 #129

Ridiculous. GeorgeGist Sep 2012 #119

Oh, is this what the 'bigotry' poll is about? renie408 Sep 2012 #120

Come to DU! WinkyDink Sep 2012 #123

No guesses are necessary. merely apply common sense... LanternWaste Sep 2012 #125

What are you trying to say? Dyedinthewoolliberal Sep 2012 #127

Be offended whenever the fuck you like. lapislzi Sep 2012 #128

I'm curious. Were you offended when we needlessly slaughtered tens of thousands of people in Iraq? Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #131

Hairballs really gross me out. Solly Mack Sep 2012 #132

No Hairballs Is Perfect HangOnKids Sep 2012 #135

Alas. Another poor downtrodden American cries out from Tsiyu Sep 2012 #136

You have every right to be offended by terrorists' actions. Jamastiene Sep 2012 #137

The problem with all that outrage on so many sides is that solves Skidmore Sep 2012 #138