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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)

3. It's only free speech if it's something we like.

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 19, 2015, 01:41 PM

Jan 2015

If we don't like it, then it must be stamped out by withholding money.

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Click here to watch "American Sniper" short version [View all] JackRiddler Jan 2015 OP

Glorifying a war of aggression, check. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #1

If there were no glory in these acts 2naSalit Jan 2015 #2

It's only free speech if it's something we like. HappyMe Jan 2015 #3

That's an irrational statement. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #4

Not at all irrational. HappyMe Jan 2015 #5

that's free market capitalism, and has nothing whatsoever to do with the First Amendment frylock Jan 2015 #7

In case anyone didn't get the joke... jmowreader Jan 2015 #6

the movie poster for 'A Nation's Pride' has become a meme on any 'American Sniper' threads.. frylock Jan 2015 #8

It has? Haven't seen any examples. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #9

It's about the deep suffering of a complex person. JackRiddler Jan 2015 #10

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