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2010-10-24 Britain

Conference facility caves to pressure from Islamic groups, bans Mark Steyn from speaking

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Posted by tipper 2010-10-24 01:25|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 I would say I am speechless.

Posted by anymouse 2010-10-24 01:44|| 2010-10-24 01:44|| Front Page Top

#2 I remember a hippie poster from the 1960s, to the effect of "You have not converted someone just because you have silenced them."

This concept should be expanded upon.

"When you silence a speaker, he may not be able to say what he wanted to say; but all will assume he would have said what they wanted to hear."

Posted by Anonymoose 2010-10-24 09:22|| 2010-10-24 09:22|| Front Page Top

#3 Not a surprise in view of recent events. Juan Williams got canned for remark about muslims on planes. Anne Coulter had trouble speaking in Canada. Whoopi and Baher had to display their self-rightous indignation in a display of dhimmitude when O'Reilly said something they did not deem PC. The current administration has had trouble trying to parse words to describe who is our enemy and who we are fighting. Free speech rights get trumped when it involves saying anything that appears anti-muslim.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-10-24 09:36|| 2010-10-24 09:36|| Front Page Top

#4 Free speech rights get trumped when it involves saying anything that appears anti-muslim.

Despite it being the truth.

Posted by JohnQC 2010-10-24 09:38|| 2010-10-24 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 Free speech rights get trumped when it involves saying anything that appears anti-muslim.

Or pro-Israel, unless it's to a Jewish group.

Posted by trailing wife 2010-10-24 11:08|| 2010-10-24 11:08|| Front Page Top

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