I totally disagree with the BNP views but totally agree with the “not guilty” verdict
2006-11-10 14:10:54 · 18 answers · asked by toietmoi 6 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
freedom of speech must cover all views, even the ones we hate....thats why when i see people shouting down speakers i get irate, let the fools talk, it is their right, but they have no right to be taken seriously
2006-11-10 14:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
People should say what they like as long as it is not designed to cause civil disturbances like riots and such stuff. The purpose of a civilised society is to maintain an atmosphere of harmony and tolerance. This is more important than free speech. Before any thing is put as a rule it has to be graded in a scale of importance.
If a section of society insist on burning the Flag before morning prayers as a freedom of expression, but cause a riot each time it is done, then regardless of the attraction of free speech, it has to be banned. In this case free whatever is of secondary importance.
2006-11-10 15:32:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ignore Bev. She is an ignorant racist intent on publicising the BNP.
Here's some examples of what this evil pair can do with free speech.
NICK GRIFFIN, 47, married, four children. Cambridge law graduate. Attended his first National Front meeting aged 15. Became NF vice-chairman. Joined BNP in 1995
Received nine-month suspended prison sentence at Harrow Crown Court in May 1998 for inciting racial hatred in his magazine, The Rune. Elected leader of BNP in 1999
ON RACE “Without the White race, nothing matters. [Other right-wing parties] believe that the answer to the race question is integration and a futile attempt to create “Black Britons”, while we affirm that non-Whites have no place here at all and will not rest until every last one has left our land”
ON THE HOLOCAUST “The ‘extermination’ tale is a mixture of Allied wartime propaganda, extremely profitable lie and latter witch-hysteria”
ON POWER “When the crunch comes, power is the product of force and will, not of rational debate. We have to have a body of trained young men capable of defending our organisation. If people come to crack our heads we will break theirs”
MARK COLLETT
AGED 26, single, educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Leeds University, graduate in business and economics, self-employed graphic designer. Former chairman of the Young BNP, now the party’s director of publicity.
ON WINSTON CHURCHILL “Churchill was a f****** c*** who led us into a pointless war with other whites standing up for their race.”
ON THE PRINCE OF WALES “He’s a f****** traitor. Did you hear him say we needed more mosques in this country? All Muslims are anti-British terrorists.”
ON WHETHER BRITISH-BORN BLACKS ARE BRITISH “Just because a dog is brought up in a stable doesn’t make him a horse.”
ON THE ROYAL FAMILY “The Royals have betrayed their people. When we’re in power they’ll be wiped out and we’ll get some Germans to rule properly.”
ON AIDS A “friendly disease because blacks, drug users and gays have it.”
ON JEWS “There’s not a European country the Jews haven’t been thrown out of. When it happens that many times, it’s not just persecution. There’s no smoke without fire.”
ON ADOLF HITLER “Hitler will live forever; and maybe I will.”
I'm not sure about free speech!
2006-11-11 00:51:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
This is a compendium called "Quotations that Support the Separation of State and Church" by Ed and Michael Buckner. I have broken this into 6 parts. The total size of the files is approximately 250K. This is not an ordinary quote list.
Ed Buckner is a professional researcher who lives in Atlanta, Georgia. An active state-church separation activist, he and his son, Michael, have compiled this list over the past couple of years. Originally, this was a pet project designed to help Ed counter fundamentalist editorials. However, it has grown to be published and offered for sale at various Freethought and Civil Libertarian events. Ed has a column in _Freethought Today_, called "In Others' Words" in which he uses "cryptoquotes" to present these quotes. He offers the hard copy of this compendium for sale in _Freethought Today_ for $9.00. But, you get it free. I have also just learned (9/30/93) that this has been accepted into the Library of Congress.
All of these quotes have been throughly researched. None are "out of context" or otherwise misleading. For example, the bogus John Adams' quote, "...this would be the best of all possible worlds if there were no religion in it ..." is not included.
This compendium is an excellent reference for debating zealots who claim that this is a "Christian Nation", all of Founding Fathers were twice borns, and other nonsense.
2006-11-10 14:32:42 · answer #4 · answered by decoyaryan 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
the whole point about freedom of speech, is the right to have an opinion and to express that opinion.
The problem is that too many people think this means they have the right to force there opinions on everyone.
these days you have to be so careful, because one wrong word and you could be labelled racist/ terrorist etc.
i think the trial against the bnp was a complete waste of taxpayers money- but im prbably being prejudiced just saying that!!
Personally ithink its best to keep your mouth shut- speak to people you completely trust about sensitive issues. (sad but true)
freedom of speech- as it should be DOESNT exist anymore- but then again it probablky nevere really did.
2006-11-10 14:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by Levi 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with BNP policies but I do agree with his right to express his point of view no matter how distasteful you can always refuse to vote for him and his party or speak out with alternative point of view ....or is that not PC only joking I hope
2006-11-10 15:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by bobonumpty 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some London debating society gave majority approval to a resolution like this:
"The right to free speech includes the right to offend the values and thinking of other people - plus the duty NOT to take offence when one's own values and thinking are challenged, offended..."
2006-11-10 22:30:50 · answer #7 · answered by Liz and Craig R 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I agree with your main point, however, I also agree with the BNP. Why does this bossy intolerant left wing government that we have somehow think that they accupy the high moral ground.
Don't ignore Bev, ignore the lefty Mr skeptik.
2006-11-11 05:15:55 · answer #8 · answered by Veritas 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely and fundamentally right.
It is encapsulated in the view: "I disagree completely with what you say but I would defend to the death your right to say it".
It is gradually being abolished in the UK by "political correctness".
The people who run Yahoo! answers don't understand the concept as many of you here have already discovered.
2006-11-10 18:57:53 · answer #9 · answered by Martin 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The only 'Freedom of Speech' we have now is the right to say nothing.
RoyS
2006-11-10 18:52:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋