(September 8, 2018 at 12:50 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(September 8, 2018 at 11:32 am)Chad32 Wrote: Yeah, it's not so much about the nikes. Do whatever you want to things you bought. But they're vilifying Colin for exercising a basic American right. As for censoring Alex Jones, I imagine it's because he's a wacko, but he's far from the only one. I'm not sure why they targeted him specifically, since I didn't pay attention to any stories about it, or the recent thread here.
Who is the arbitrator of who I'd a wacko or not?
Free speech is free speech. If free speech only applies to the speech you like, it's not free speech.
If you subscribe to the argument that corporations should be the arbitrator of free speech (for whatever reason, most left wing people seem fine with this with Alex Jones and not Colin) then at least be consistent with that argument.
Instead the exact same people who say YouTube not only can, but should censor certain people, don't feel like the NFL has that right.
No moral consistency whatsoever.
(September 8, 2018 at 12:39 pm)Brian37 Wrote: HOLY 1984 BATMAN,
For someone who has consistently cried foul now suddenly you are not a "republican"?
Please tell us liberals how to do it, please.
You, "Just let the politics become scapegoating, nothing bad will happen."
It still remains MORON, that when one holds a seat of power, especially a high seat of power, you DONT use 45's tactics. There is a far different role between private free speech, and a RESPONSIBILITY in political office to avoid the rhetoric of despots and dictators. 45 isn't telling it like it is, he is trying to silence any challenge to his power.
Do you ever find it ironic that YOUR posts are witten with the EXACT same style as TRUMP's tweets??!!!!!!
If free speech were absolute DUMBASS, you would not have laws that allow those responding to what you say to them in laws that allow FOR things like defamation, liable, slander and incitement.
And again DUMBASS, I am NOT running for political office. So if you think I would vote for Obama if he spoke like TRUMP, the answer would be NO!
Please try to grasp the difference in the role of private free speech and the RESPONSIBILITY of those in office.
And the other part you fucking miss is that you CANNOT equate the vitriol of fucking bigots, to the bluntness in counter to those bigots.
Do not expect me to apologize to ASSHOLES who use religion to be dicks to others.
You do NOT get to equate those standing up to the bully as being the same as being the bully.
