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Originally Posted by ExTexan
Freedom of Speech is a tricky thing.
Unless you vigorously defend the rights of others to express opinions that you disagree with then there is no Freedom of Speech.
That said, we all should have the right to express our opinions and the tricky thing is where the line is drawn as to those opinions being untrue or offending, degrading, or otherwise harming others.
I'm with post 37: "can a moderator please close this thread before it turns really nasty?"
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You came very close to quoting Evelyn Beatrice Hall here (often misattributed to Voltaire): "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it."
I LOVED the story from Andy in 1999. That just goes to show how you too can be like the Chickens, if you're willing to work at it. Teams that think the "have's" like 1114, 217, 148, 254, 67, 111, et al. just have things handed to them are sorely mistaken. They work hard, and they deserve what they get, even if it is frustrating to the rest of us striving to be like them.