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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:40 PM Original message |
VIDEO: It's not a torch run, it's basically a military parade, look at all those cops.... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. there's a subset of protestors who are trying to physically prevent the torch run -- |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. That police prescence ie excessive. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The way i see it, the police are enabling the free speech of the Olympics participants |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. Just like "Free Speech Zones" enable free speech? |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Free speech zones enable free speech? Not really -- do you think so. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 05:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Rewarding China's Policies is this Olymipics. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I can see why you and others say that, but I still don't see justification for stopping free speech |
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ShaneGR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It's about 10 people running, 1 carrying, and 50 cops surrounding... |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:50 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. I agree, but as DUers documented here, the protestors almost stopped the event. |
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girl gone mad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:51 PM Response to Reply #1 |
8. This is a corporate propaganda event. |
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aikoaiko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:54 PM Response to Reply #8 |
9. well maybe, but there are a lot of people, regular people, who want to celebrate the Olympics |
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Mojorabbit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 05:00 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. There are a lot of atheletes |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:45 PM Response to Original message |
3. it's basically a military parade |
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Retrograde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. wouldn't a parade have spectators? |
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crikkett (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Apr-09-08 04:55 PM Response to Original message |
11. ha, I thought it was a game of duck-duck-goose |
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