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In reply to the discussion: FLASH: U.S. Ambassador to Libya, 3 Other Embassy Staff Killed in Rocket Attack in Benghazi [View all]Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)We understand that people who intentionally say shit to create harm, cause riots, panic, and ruin careers need to be held accountable to the actions they chose to take. This is why there are laws against libel, slander, incitement, intimidation, and stuff like this. The first amendment is not some wild west, Ron Paul fantasy land, it actually does have limitations to what it covers.
You know what's funny? You actually think you're arguing against "religious nutjobs." That's fucking pathetic. What we have here is a religious nutjob very openly hoping to incite violence with his "work." Truly, look Terry Jones up. That's his goal, to provoke fights and harm. We can certainly argue that the people being provoked shouldn't fall for it, and there's definitely truth to that position. But there's also truth to the notion that a man who calls up a lynch mob bears the burden of those killed, even if his hands never actually touched a rope.