Doesn't anyone see the irony of what a forum such as Yahoo Answers provides and then using the aforementioned forum to condemn the speaking invitation extended to Ahmadinejad?
You don't have to be a fundamentalist conservative to find his comments ludicrous, but if we pride ourselves as a nation that espouses free speech, then we must tolerate those that would use it for expressing views that we might find abhorrent.
We tolerate hate speech everyday in this country in numerous forums: TV, internet, newspapers, radio.
Why are suddenly 'casting the first stone?'
2007-10-02 03:08:36 · 9 answers · asked by LatexSolarBeef 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
JacobW, please explain how the decision to allow him to speak is 'not a right.'
2007-10-02 04:58:57 · update #1
i think it was fine to let ahmadinejad to speak. speech doesnt hurt anyone and lets us all know where we might find common ground.
2007-10-02 03:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by snarkysmug 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Everyone has the right to free speech. However, there is no right to be given a public speaking forum at a university or anywhere else. Free speech also extends to those who disagree with the decision to let this man use a public forum. The issue isn't his right to speak. The issue is the providing of a public forum. The issue is the decision to invite such a speaker.
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2007-10-02 10:20:10 · answer #2 · answered by Jacob W 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the problem people will say a threat against a leader and call it free speech when that is not covered under freedom of speech. Lies, slander, treason
People mostly liberals think freedom of speech means you can say or do whatever you want, and then if it's illegal and you got in trouble, they can just say their freedom of speech has been violated, and then call someone a facist if they diagree with them or catch them for doing something wrong. That is the problem is that alot of people don't know exactly what freedom of speech means.
2007-10-02 10:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Free speech has a price
2007-10-02 10:12:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Free speech. I have a right to condemn abbadabbadingdong's propaganda coup at Columbia and the moonbats who let him do it.
2007-10-02 10:19:38 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
As long as you don't disagree with the current Administration
2007-10-02 10:15:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The US is slowly becoming a police state. There is so much red tape to do anything now that if you aren't rich enough to bribe people you can't get anywhere.
2007-10-02 10:12:30 · answer #7 · answered by The President 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
No to the ROTC or recruiters?
Yes to the axis of evil?
If you don't get it yet, you will probably never understand.
2007-10-02 10:14:14 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think he had every right to speak here.
2007-10-02 10:15:41 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋