Oh, is that where we are now, making accusations against anyone asking simple questions?Originally Posted by bae
Oh, is that where we are now, making accusations against anyone asking simple questions?
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Sophistry.
I don't think it's an issue of free press vs censored press. It's an issue of more people claiming their right to say and do outrageous things because the political atmosphere grants permission. It's an issue of the previous political leadership and some of the present-day acolytes leading by example, and in this case, hateful, incendiary example. I'm sure there are many people who are happy to take the lid off their violent predilections because, after all, the former President's mocking, jeering, shunning, and outlawing sends a clear message that it's OK.
"Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it--every, every minute?" Emily Webb, Our Town
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Hmm, I guess so.
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not one bit simpler." ~ Albert Einstein
Under current First Amendment jurisprudence, hate speech can only be criminalized when it directly incites imminent criminal activity or consists of specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group. (American Library Association)
My therapist told me the way to achieve true inner peace is to finish what I start. So far today, I have finished two bags of M&Ms and a chocolate cake. I feel better already!
"...the latest 'evil guy with a gun...'" fixed it for you.
If you enter "Republican anti-gay rhetoric" into a search engine, you'll get a wealth of information back.
From the first article cited:
This past election, Republican candidates ran on a platform that characterized queer and transgender people as “groomers.” They targeted the families that support them as criminals. And many of the candidates talking like this won their races. In less than a decade, the right has managed to breathe new life into an old, dangerous narrative — queer and transgender people are threats to children and to the health of the nation. This strategic scapegoating is by design. It galvanizes white, conservative GOP voters by stoking the basest of emotions — fear of erasure.
Ed note: the vast majority of pedophiles are heterosexual, often married men
It would also be helpful if Democrats stopped writing checks to help the “rabid” sort of Republicans win their primaries against the other sort.
I don’t think LGBTQ people abuse minors at any bigger rate than hetero men do, but of course there’s more heterosexual pedophiles because there’s just more heterosexual men in the world.
And that’s the tricky part, determining when speech directly incites criminal activity.
Black Lives Matters leaders have no responsibility for the wreckage and mayhem caused during their “peaceful “protests. Anti-police speechifying has no consequences I need to notice. Yet, police Captain David Dorn is dead. What an unfortunate coincidence.
Whataboutism.
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