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Originally posted by damasa
I find it totally ironic that you mention freedom of speech and then in the same paragraph you talk down the protestors with "how dare they."
How dare they = freedom of speech. Freedom to live in a country and be able to be against something and what more....protest it. I mean really...it's a great feeling. To be able to oppose something and not face political backlash or punishment because of it.
There will be a time when just about every person on this board will be on the other side of the ropes, it helps to open the mind a little more.
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I was going to say the same thing. Freedom of speech is accepting both you agree with and those who don't. Society does determine what is acceptable, and I had hope that does who are not deemed acceptable would not be harrashed (look into spearhead and how they are being monitor by the FBI because of their belive, is hoover alive again?) or threaten with their life (I herd that happen to some of the Dixie Chick band members). Harrashment (sp?) and threats is the same thing as book burning because it will create the creativity to a stand still.
Don't like it, don\t go to their show, don't buy their cds and don't listen to them. But don't create a hostile environment where they or any other artists feel threaten to speak our their mind.