Ahh, but but what if our most cherished principal is that same freedom, and we see it not simply mocked. Instead that mockery is used to manipulate public opinion to favor the dismantling of those very freedoms?
That was an excellent quote which the Islamic folks will never ever understand. I put up small signs advertizing an anti-Isamic teror organization on the campus I work at and they last about 2 hours until some Islamic type tears them down.
Deamon said:
"Instead that mockery is used to manipulate public opinion to favor the dismantling of those very freedoms?"
That's why universal suffrage is the single biggest mistake in American history. Allowing your neighbor to vote away your property and rights is the problem.
Abolish democracy. Bring back the republic!
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Ahh, but but what if our most cherished principal is that same freedom, and we see it not simply mocked. Instead that mockery is used to manipulate public opinion to favor the dismantling of those very freedoms?
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Daemon: There are already laws against treason. You don't have to involve the censors.
That was an excellent quote which the Islamic folks will never ever understand. I put up small signs advertizing an anti-Isamic teror organization on the campus I work at and they last about 2 hours until some Islamic type tears them down.
Deamon said:
"Instead that mockery is used to manipulate public opinion to favor the dismantling of those very freedoms?"
That's why universal suffrage is the single biggest mistake in American history. Allowing your neighbor to vote away your property and rights is the problem.
Abolish democracy. Bring back the republic!
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