Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Ubiquitous Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv Subject: Re: Inconvenient lefties Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:49:03 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 102 Message-ID: References: <17c2951988fe8093$63098$3121036$c0d58a68@news.newsdemon.com> <17c2cf26c4db72b2$7802$1100308$44d50e60@news.newsdemon.com> Injection-Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2024 19:49:04 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="4e0cd416c02ded9c43ea10b6bf1cfe37"; logging-data="1655736"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX198No3kcnMWVy8mT3OntPJ7KPIXjmfTlOU=" Cancel-Lock: sha1:Q1xMBv7E/umHBxXD/qrbWFWT2LI= X-Newsreader: WinVN 0.99.12N (x86 32bit) Bytes: 5281 In article , fredp1571@gmail.com wrote: > On 4/4/24 9:08 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >> FPP wrote: >>> On 4/4/24 3:32 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>> FPP wrote: >>>>> On 4/3/24 2:10 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>> "moviePig" wrote: >>>>>>> On 4/3/2024 5:50 AM, FPP wrote: >>>>>>>> On 4/2/24 5:52 PM, moviePig wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 4/2/2024 1:16 AM, Adam H. Kerman wrote: >>>>>>>>>> BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> Mar 27, 2024 at 3:58:45 PM PDT, moviePig : >>>>>>>>>>>> 3/27/2024 6:57 PM, BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Adam H. Kerman : >>>>>>>>>>>>>> BTR1701 wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why is it that burning the American flag is protected speech, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> but if you burn an Alphabet Mafia rainbow flag, you can get >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arrested for a hate crime? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> You mean a flag that does not belong to you, not your own >>>>>>>>>>>>>> flag. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> No, I mean any rainbow flag. If you go buy one yourself, then >>>>>>>>>>>>> take it to an anti-troon protest and burn it, it's a hate >>>>>>>>>>>>> crime. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> But if you buy an American flag and take it to an Antifa riot >>>>>>>>>>>>> and burn it, protected speech. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> The former action is one of hate, the latter is one of protest. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> https://ibb.co/0FpvG4S >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> moviePig is unparseable here. Is he stating that protestors >>>>>>>>>> protest against their friends and not their enemies? I'm so >>>>>>>>>> confused. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I'm here to help. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> In general, people who burn an American flag do so in protest of >>>>>>>>> their own government's actions and policies, while those who burn >>>>>>>>> a rainbow flag do so to express their hate of queers. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> If you own it, you can burn it. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But not at a gay-pride march under laws against hate speech. >>>>>> >>>>>> There are no laws against hate speech in the United States. If any >>>>>> legislature should pass such a law, it would be unconstitutional. >>>> >>>>> That was in the old Constitution. You know... the one Roberts, Alito, >>>>> IKavanaugh, and Barret swore up and down they would go by. >>>>> And then didn't. >>>>> >>>>> Settled law, my ass. Alito quoted a 17th century Witch Hunter in his >>>>> draft opinion on Roe (Dobbs). TROLL-O-METER 5* 6* *7 4* *8 3* *9 2* *10 1* | *stuporous 0* -*- *catatonic * |\ *comatose * \ *clinical death * \ *biological death * _\/ *demonic apparition * * *damned for all eternity >>>> Did he? That's awesome! >>>> >>>>> Fuck this Illegitimate Supreme Court of Religious Fanatics. >>>> >>>> This Supreme Court has reinforced free speech over government control >>>> and sanction at nearly every opportunity, so regardless of whether >>>> you're mentally fucking them or not (shudder), don't look for them to >>>> suddenly embrace the notion of carving out a heretofore never before >>>> noticed exception to the 1st Amendment and allow the government to start >>>> suddenly punishing people for 'hate speech'. >> >>> And your approval of them embracing a 17th century witch hunter tells us >>> everything we need to know >> >> I think it's hilariously awesome. I wish he'd cited Skynet, too! > >Yeah, I kinda thought you would believe rape is "awesome". >Just surprised you admit to it. In other words, you have lost another debate. Ad hominem noted. Strawman noted. Get back to us when you have a real argument to make. -- Let's go Brandon!