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This lone protester is standing outside the suspected gunmen's apartment complex in Texas' cartoon shooting. This picture was taken by a bystander, but because of his shirt, he is getting flack. What do you think?
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Protected speech and inflammatory. So? And to all the people who come forward on threads like these to defend muslims, I say - Let them defend themselves. That is, rather than make excuses for muslims in general by saying things like "not all muslims are bad" (of which we are all aware), let them speak up themselves and decry radicalism, proclaim their own peaceful ways, join this man in waving the flag of their new nation, assimilate into their new society, rather than give tacit approval by their silence.
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Here is a good article about this very topic. Skip to paragraph 3 for the meat, but read to the end. Enjoy -
Blog: Conservative pundits for sharia?
Tuesday night, Fox News carried a barrage of criticism against free-speech heroine Pam Geller for her draw Mohammed contest. She was attacked by Greta van Susteren, Bill O’Reilly, and Laura Ingraham, without being given a chance to be interviewed and defend herself. Megyn Kelly and Sean Hannity were the stand-up guys.
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We put our life's on the line for freedom of speech, that the public chooses to do with it is on them! We do not have to like it!
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I agree. I think its funny when people get all crazy about how he is dressed. but you have people rioting, stomping on the flag, and shooting others, in other parts of the country- and this is the guy they want to be upset about for being "inflammatory". I get it, his shirt might not be the best choice. but that is his choice.
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No, @Sgt Nick Marshall That would be his right too.
Althought, in Texas I dont see that happening. God is up there with football.
Althought, in Texas I dont see that happening. God is up there with football.
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Free speech is great but using it to incite hate is ethically and morally wrong. Love the flag waving, especially in light of recent desecration activities however, the shirt is definitely anti-American. All religions and groups have bad apples. We need to continue to strive for tolerance and understanding of our differences but we need first and foremost to be American. The generation of our founding fathers as well as their descendants and past immigrants came here and chose to be American.
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They can kiss my a@@ if they or anyone else doesn't like it. That goes for anyone here in the US also. If you hate the flag then you are welcome to leave this great land and reside in a multiple of countries that have a different one to your liking.
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Not really. As a terrorrist group and the attrocities that ISIS has performed, I do not recognize them as having any rights at all at this point. So if they have a problem with flag waving too bad.
On the other hand, if there are citizens of the US that sre offended by someone waving rhe American flag in this instance, since the guys is wearing a messed up shirt, then I would agree that doing bith in the same sentence is offensive. It is offensive to me, like I said before, because the shirt does not reflect the true values that the flag represents.
Using ISIS as your base argument for being offended does not support your argument, which we probably agree on.
Waving the flag to support ideas not consistent with the ideals of Inclusivity is offensive.
On the other hand, if there are citizens of the US that sre offended by someone waving rhe American flag in this instance, since the guys is wearing a messed up shirt, then I would agree that doing bith in the same sentence is offensive. It is offensive to me, like I said before, because the shirt does not reflect the true values that the flag represents.
Using ISIS as your base argument for being offended does not support your argument, which we probably agree on.
Waving the flag to support ideas not consistent with the ideals of Inclusivity is offensive.
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The only conflict I have with free-speech is that using the flag to support an argument that is divisive in nature or desecrating the flag in protest in my opinion is wrong. It is a fine line between speaking freely and being inciteful. Like they say "actions speak louder than words".
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I believe the person is being inflammatory, just as the person the organized the Muhamed(sp?) cartoon exhibit. These people, in my opinion, are not being patriotic by baiting muslims. I would not burn a nations flag, nor would I desecrate religious icons and holy books.
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The only Muslims baited were/are radical potential murderers. If free speech offends their ilk, so be it!
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Who cares? He could have worn a f*** America shirt, and my response would still be:
"Oh look, an idiot. Okay now, what was I doing?"
"Oh look, an idiot. Okay now, what was I doing?"
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The problem with free speech is this. In America, people have the right to say what they want. It is a constitutionally granted right. That being said, that right doesn't mean what they say is right, or even smart. This probably wasn't the smartest thing for this guy to do, but he was within his rights.
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The truth in a man's heart is seen through his actions. It's every man's choice to reveal the truth in his heart whether there are consequences or not.
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