I thought there was such a thing as a freedom of speech, but no. angry republicans here and there.
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kenneth_1857 — 10 years ago(November 13, 2015 12:11 PM)
People seem to have forgotten what freedom of speech is..
It is not speaking your mind without consequences. It is being able to speak your mind without legal prosecution.
Do I think people are being ridiculous about this? Absolutely, but that's
my
opinion. People are welcome to have their own.
I do have one other opinion I'd like to share. I think people who judge others entire character based on what they say rather than looking at them as a whole are lesser human beings. I would never be the one to treat them as such, but I don't mind when they are. -
Empyre_of_Dyrt — 10 years ago(January 26, 2016 08:48 PM)
Hey look. A non-idiot for a change.
The shear volume of free people who are confused as to the very tenets of free speech is truly disturbing. Freedom of speech is a guarantee against repercussions by the government. It does not guarantee that you can say whatever idiotic thing pops into your head without suffering repercussions from your community.
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kenneth_1857 — 9 years ago(October 23, 2016 05:50 PM)
This is the internet, so it's a little different than when youda0're not on the computer, but..
One of the most powerful, and most of the time, cheap tools anywhere.. Is spreading a positive vibe around you. You don't do that with "he said she said" or slander.
It's very base psychology that when you put others down while talking to someone, they might laugh, but it'll also be in the back of their mind that you do that.
This is relevant to the "freedom of speech", which isn't really that, we were talking about before.
In other words, participating in putting someone down because they might've said something off, in this case Emily Blunt.. Only works towards putting yourself down. Your online persona doesn't stay out of your daily life and mannerisms completely. -
urbanspaceman — 9 years ago(June 23, 2016 07:22 AM)
Freedom of Speech is an amorphous concept in the USA. For examples:
- Hank Williams Junior comparing President Obama to Adolf Hitler falls under the protection of Freedom Of Speech
- The Dixie Chicks slagging on President Bush does not.
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macadoom55 — 9 years ago(July 19, 2016 01:59 AM)
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
So please explain to me what law Congress made that the Dixie Chicks were prosecuted under.
You can't, because no such law exists. The Dixie Chicks just pissed off their own customer base, which was just bad business. If there were laws against being stupid, half of the people who write comments on these boards would be behind bars. -
Bourbon_King — 10 years ago(October 11, 2015 12:07 PM)
The ones that cry and wale about "Political Correctness" are the same ones who hate it when someone else speaks their mind or shares an opinion that conflicts with their world view. They are pretty much in the minority, but due to social media's long reach, small stories get bigger hype than they deserve.
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TheDarkKnightMatter — 10 years ago(October 11, 2015 07:40 PM)
Who are you calling stupid when you can't even write a proper sentence? Another beep Brit who think he's better than everyone else. Why are you on IMDB or even watching movies made here? Stick to your British created websites and your stupid British tough guy so called gangster movies.
Go find another site that wasn't made by an American and use that.
State champ in martial arts, trained with firearms, I eFF'n dare you! -
IlliniGrad — 10 years ago(October 11, 2015 08:09 PM)
Tsk! Tsk! Research and proofreading are your friends.
IMDb was created by a Brit, not an American.
Also, "Another beep Brit who think he's" is not a "proper sentence." It should read Brit who think
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shrugs — 9 years ago(October 07, 2016 08:39 AM)
IMDB was little more than a British blog before it was acquired by an American and turned into what it is today. Similar stories abound.
Little more than a blog? This isn't even remotely true. Use the wayback machine and take a look. So this is a British built site, we're talking about a British actress, and the only thing America did for either is buy and commercialise them. Similar stories abound. -
AverxgeJoe — 10 years ago(October 13, 2015 04:53 AM)
What IlliniGrad said.
IMDb was created by a Brit, not an American.
@Kill_da_Rainbow
I'm not british and you just gave an answer to my question. There are many americans that are smart and good people but you just proved you're one of the stupid ones. -
Empyre_of_Dyrt — 10 years ago(January 26, 2016 08:57 PM)
I'm not british and you just gave an answer to my question. There are many americans that are smart and good people but you just proved you're 1c84one of the stupid ones.
And you just proved that you're an insecure pussy who feels a need to apologize for his countrymen when no apology is called for.
Btw, if you learned how to use the quote feature there wouldn't be so much confusion as to who is talking to whomdumass.
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ithehappy — 10 years ago(December 26, 2015 05:35 PM)
Sorry to say most of them are stupid, but some are really nice and it was in fact them who warned me about their stupidity, you can't generalise a whole country, but my personal experience was utterly horrifying!
