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Originally posted by Wetzel
When you begin to erode civil liberties for civil rights, it is the start of a long dark spiral into oppression.
Freedom of speach is held dearly by most Americans. By limiting
anywheren it is an attack on it everywhere.
Wetzel
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Hopeless Idealist
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Yes! Finally someone who gets it.
But if an african-american rapper is allowed to use the N-word, and a kid in the south gets !Arrested! for wearing a shirt with a Confederate flag on it, you know there's something wrong. I'm against censorship, and against limited any rght in the Constitution, esp. the first 10, but I also understand that censorship helps protect children from hearing and seeing things that are inappropriate to their age.
That African-Amricans can use words freely that Caucasian people get labeled as racist for using, is a real blight on the first amendment. The Constitution is for everyone, not just minorities.
Good post, Wetzel. You're not a hopeless idealist, just someone who believes in the foundations laid down by the founders of this country.
Just for the record, I'm not entirely anti-rap, what people do with their private lives is none of my business, nor is it anyone else's. But especailly in New England, there is a definite shift in race relations. There are things certain people can say that I can't, because I'm white, and part of the "majority"
Maybe folks of all colors would get along better if the issue was'nt raised at every traffic ticket and police shooting. People wear signs, and move to take down Confedrate flags because they don't agree with what they think it means, it get tiresome to watch, and of course, I can't do a thing to help protect the first amendment without being labeled as a confederate and a racist.
Of course, if the protest was to take down pictures of Malcom X, it would be labeled as racist by the media: clear violation of 1st amendment.
Live and let live, I say, and let the First Amendment carry on, without gagging minorities or majorities. Although watching what you say may be the responsible thing to do, knowing your target audience.
Wow that was a ramble. I'm no longer replying to this thread. anyone wanting to debate can IM or PM me. It is'nt worth the time to post the issue back and forth. No one is really going to give in, it being a largely philosophical arguement over the 1st Amendment.
Bye!