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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?


To: Michael M who wrote (35900)10/29/2001 4:41:12 PM
From: E  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 82486
 
I only go to places you unaccountable direct me, Michael! "All over the place" accurately describes the irrelevancies you introduce.

As I tried to explain to you, the intolerant (non-liberal, PC) left has more influence on most campuses at present than does the intolerant right -- but everywhere the intolerant right can suppress opposing views, it does so in the same manner as does the intolerant left, dear, as per my examples.

You didn't comment on this! And yet it seems you should, after commenting about the ACLU, "They... just sue when people say God Bless America. Shout 'em down - shut 'em down...."

ACLU Defends California Artist After Los Angeles
Orders Removal of “God Bless America” Mural

Tuesday, October 23, 2001

LOS ANGELES--Citing fundamental free speech rights, the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California today filed a lawsuit on behalf of an artist demanding that the City of Los Angeles allow his patriotic ["God bless America"] murals to remain on display....



To: Michael M who wrote (35900)10/29/2001 6:16:32 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 82486
 
Almost everyone has a habit of interfering with views they don't like. It's called "human nature." You certainly have that habit. It is the rare and tolerant individual who does not interfere by trying to change, ridicule or silence the beliefs of those people with whom they disagree. None of those rare individuals are on this board, of course, None of them are probably on SI. They are probably off meditating somewhere.