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mary_bobo
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I think we all hear and read things everyday but we are not “influenced” by them. Our Constitution gives us the right of free speech and as much as I dislike the vitreol on Air America they have a right to say it. Same with the conservative opinions that one might hear or read. The alleged killer in this case was mentally disturbed IMO.On the first page of this thread I posted an excerpt from the story. It might save time if you read the thread.
And once again, not blame for *causing *but blame for influence
People like Ward Churchill is EXACTLY what I am talking about: public speakers should not incite hate, dehumanise their opponents or encourage vilence, even as a “joke”.
Ward Churchill may be on the left and some of those I quoted earlier on the right but that is besdies the point. Using a platform to spread animosity WILL have n effect. Not to you or me perhaps, but to some nut, sooner or later. That is the consequence of spreading such evil sentiments.
Indeed if some solider were to “frag” his senior officer and then to be fpound in posesseion of a book by Ward Curchill then I have no doubt what many people’s reaction woud be.
But that is hypothetical, unless you know of an actual case.
In THIS case a killer attacked people becasue their political point of view and had literature that incites hatred and violence for liberal thinking people as well as homosexuals.
Are those speakers guilty of causing this murder? No. Are they guilty of spreading hatred? Yes.
Whether from the mouth of an Iamam, a conservative pundit or a moonbat professor, it is wrong.