Here is an article in which the author says people who oppose hate speech are against the First Amendment.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... -else.html There is a limit to the First Amendment, and it is where others start to feel uncomfortable and like victims of microagressions. I agree that the "free speech" hate posters should be met with “extensive training for racial and cultural competency.” It is high time we grow up and start acting more like Europe.

Here is an anti Islam article in which the author says a witness reported hearing “Allahu akbar” shouted during the attack and that the Muslim community was providing support to the attackers. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... error.html Like they even know.

Humans are tribal creatures. When our tribe is attacked, we close ranks. This is why it's so easy to conflate "All Muslims" with the scum who make these attacks. Here in America, Islam is a minority religion, so their tribe can be seen as "outsiders." Hence, the bigger tribe pecks them. Tendencies.

The Daily Beast did not go all rad/con. They're a neo liberal publication, so thus of the majority tribe. Four legs good, two legs bad. Better cash flow between tribes would bring in the "better" revision.

CDFingers

Twisty wrote:Here is an article in which the author says people who oppose hate speech are against the First Amendment.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... -else.html There is a limit to the First Amendment, and it is where others start to feel uncomfortable and like victims of microagressions. I agree that the "free speech" hate posters should be met with “extensive training for racial and cultural competency.” It is high time we grow up and start acting more like Europe.

Here is an anti Islam article in which the author says a witness reported hearing “Allahu akbar” shouted during the attack and that the Muslim community was providing support to the attackers. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... error.html Like they even know.

Well, your bullshit is making me uncomfortable, so I dunno, go train yourself?

Twisty wrote:Here is an article in which the author says people who oppose hate speech are against the First Amendment.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... -else.html There is a limit to the First Amendment, and it is where others start to feel uncomfortable and like victims of microagressions. I agree that the "free speech" hate posters should be met with “extensive training for racial and cultural competency.” It is high time we grow up and start acting more like Europe.

Here is an anti Islam article in which the author says a witness reported hearing “Allahu akbar” shouted during the attack and that the Muslim community was providing support to the attackers. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2 ... error.html Like they even know.

I am pretty sure it actually exists to permit people to use speech that makes others uncomfortable. There is no amendment that protects comfort. Read the original material. It's not there.

We used to tell people to "suck it up" of "grow a pair". The freedom to speak freely in agreement with others is not really a freedom. Now, we watch a professor discussing a budget matter, using the word "niggardly" properly in a discussion and losing her job because someone else with poor language skills takes offense.

We had an opportunity to be more like Europe, but we went to war and threw the Brits out. We decided people were the power, royalty was out, serfdom was out, citizens could be armed, and disrespectful speech directed at the government was not a capital offense. As an aside, there is a reason we have lots of former Europeans living here.

We have no protected right to feel anything.

It's Twisty, Twisty,
You might think he was dropped on his head,
It's Twisty, Twisty,
Maybe it's drugs instead!

As wacko troll posts go, the LGC knoooows,
it's Twiiiiiiiiiiiisty!





In reading the recent posts my mind kept thinking of the "It's Slinky" commercials.

So I went for it.

It's an OK attempt and I'm not really pleased but I'm not sure it's worth further effort.