Fly-by-Night CC wrote:

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That one particular leader made it clear: if we don't have enough
pride in or appreciate enough to protect what we have as a nation and
as a culture, then we don't deserve to have it.

What he doesn't seem to understand is that a portion of the pride and
appreciation of our nation and culture is the freedom of speech he feels
he is using to his advantage at our expense. He also seems to lack the
ability to see beyond his own actions to those of others. Once he has
broadcast his message others are likewise free to rebut and disagree.

Just because he can say it publicly and be protected in that action, he
has no further control over the public response.

Ah, but that is where they are further using our society against us. Try
refuting what they say if you are on a college campus where they have been
allowed to make their statements. You, like Leon, will be accused of
bigotry, racism, and hate speech. If you are a student, you will be
invited to a re-education camp (oops, I mean sensitivity training); if you
refuse, you will be expelled for creating an atmosphere of hate.
Unfortunately, these groups choose the forums in which they express their
hatred publicly, then use the rules of that forum to suppress any backlash
or refuting commentary.


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