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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (759336)	12/23/2013 5:12:00 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1583334

Freedom of speech doesn't give right wingers the right to a certain regressive reality show.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (759336)	12/23/2013 6:50:20 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583334

"In other words, this is NOT the free market working as intended" Sure it is. Any lawsuits you imagine still lurk, but Nielsen ratings and merchandise sales trump. Duck Dynasty News: Phil Robertson ‘Reinstated’ By A&E For Season 5? Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1072314/duck-dynasty-news-phil-robertson-reinstated-by-ae-for-season-5/#OpPli0EqyYQqEThe.99 inquisitr.com Then will come boycotts and counter-boycotts and counter-counters. In the end, which is "very" near, the bubbas are fighting a rearguard action in a war which is lost. Mostly it's a matter of waiting for that generation to die out. A federal judge has allowed gay marriage in Utah to continue, making Utah the 18th state plus the District of Columbia where gay and lesbian couples can marry. Judge Richard Shelby on Monday denied a request by the state that sought to halt gay marriage until the appeals process plays out usatoday.com

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (759336)	12/24/2013 12:15:29 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1583334

Rather, it's the fear of lawsuits on the part of "the boss" and the advertisers that is turning the free market of ideas into a politically correct joke. Honey boo boo is an important example of the free market of ideas? Seriously, Ten, how do you come up with this nonsense? In other words, this is NOT the free market working as intended. Instead, this is political correctness "working as intended." Gah! Conservatives are such the authorities on how the free market is intended to work. What are 5-10 principles that need to be in place in order for there to be a strong free market? And how does discouraging the spewing of prejudice in a diverse culture undermine those principles?