Less Speach?

[NavelTickler75]

Should we have folks tone down the rhetoric or ban hate speach in light of the assassination attempt?

My vote is no

 

[SantaFeSwitch]

As much as we don't want to hear it, we don't want to ban it or even discourage it as it gives people a chance to vent...take away peaceful ways to vent, like speech, and it leaves only violent ways of expressing anger. It happened in Iraq years ago...the day after the Bush admin. decided to ban hate speech among factions in Iraq violence escalated.

 

[C.A.B.]

Usually the first folks that call for banned speech fear the argument being made. It is up to the individual to use their intellect to discern what they hear., and if they want to hear it. Sadly, many people blame their own actions on what others have said, taking no responsibility for themselves or their own actions. Hitler's rhetoric; Obama's rhetoric; Osama's rhetoric; Stalin's rhetoric; did not make history, it was the people who acted on that rhetoric that did. In a civilized world, it comes down to personal responsibility. Rhetoric is easily ignored. If you feel intimidated by what someone utters, the best way to deal with it is to educate yourself about the issue at hand.

Be careful what speech you want banned... it might be yours next.

 

[usgrant]

So called "Hate Speech" or I disagree with the left speech had "absolutely" nothing to do with the Arizona shootings... WTF dude?