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In reply to the discussion: This flag in Virginia needs to go as well. [View all]spanone
(135,831 posts)80. this is an embarrassment too...nashville, tn
private property along I-65 south of town
nathan bedford forrest
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So speech that pisses someone off to the point of violence is bannable.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#54
Right, and in practical terms, when is the last time someone was prosecuted for "incitement"?
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#77
There's a kid in Baltimore being prosecuted for incitement to riot right now.
NuclearDem
Jun 2015
#82
And here's a perfect example of how that stuff can be easily misused by folks with an agenda.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#83
And who gets to decide what is "hatemongering"? What types of speech get criminalized?
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#15
It's disconcerting how many people on DU seem to think the 1st Amendment is a big problem.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#59
If its done to incite people (putting it directly over I-95 on the way to washington)
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2015
#9
This fucking "incitement" argument. No one seems to realize that the asshole who shot up the church
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#56
I marched against the Vietnam War along side folks carrying the flag of North Vietnam
onenote
Jun 2015
#29
It's not the same. For one thing, in which part of North Vietnam were you marching?
merrily
Jun 2015
#32
There used to be one that big on the main freeway from Central California into Los Angeles. . .
Journeyman
Jun 2015
#11
I did some reasearch and it would appear that the SCOTUS agrees with you
Joe the Revelator
Jun 2015
#19
After the Elonis decision this year I'm not so sure the government would prevail in that sort of
tritsofme
Jun 2015
#45
there is no universal definiton for any kind of protected speech or unprotected speech
merrily
Jun 2015
#49
Porn isnt protected speech? There's a 10 Billion dollar a year industry that disagrees.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#68
If you thought my post said nothing salacious or obscene is protected, then you misread
merrily
Jun 2015
#69
And yet, it's an excellent example because the court pretty much doesn't draw lines, anymore.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#70
Of course the court draws lines on speech all the time, even though it finally left porn in
merrily
Jun 2015
#72
Please reply to what I post and not to things I didn't post. I did not post that
merrily
Jun 2015
#76
Yes people differ on what is hate speech, just as some differ on whether certain words amount
merrily
Jun 2015
#81
I tend to side with the ACLU on questions pertaining to the 1st Amendment.
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#84
I am usually on the side of the ACLU as well, and proudly so. BTW, the ACLU gives Sanders a 100%
merrily
Jun 2015
#85
Your words are true. I certainly don't particularly like the Confederate flag but you know what?
BlueJazz
Jun 2015
#62
Beyond not liking... I can certainly understand how it is a symbol, analogous to African Americans,
Warren DeMontague
Jun 2015
#66
People just want to try to fix things. Their actions, to them, would somehow make life..
BlueJazz
Jun 2015
#67
There's one that is (or was, haven't been past for a while) flown along I 75 in the Tampa area...
A HERETIC I AM
Jun 2015
#27
If it's on private property, it's protected by the 1st amendment of our Constitution.
roamer65
Jun 2015
#28
I have to drive past that flag all the time and it makes me angry inside every time.
tarheelsunc
Jun 2015
#31