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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
Where does it stop? In your world, we would live by the standards of the most easily offended among us. The little old church lady who is offended by your actions, and who could organize a mob would be able to prevent you from alcohol, porn, sex, driving your car, avoiding sitting in church 5 times a week, or whatever she thought was right.
How do you draw the line---except to say that the violent mob is solely responsible for what the violent mob does?
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That is not my world. I supported the neo-nazis to march n Skokie much to my parents chagrin.
What I said and I'll say it again is that people in the US are entitled by law to be idiots and I will protect that right through what ever means necessary.
My question is this. When someones actions place my life in jeopardy what recourse do I have? What responsibility do we have to our fellow citizens? Am I entitled to say/do something that I know is offensive even if I know there is a good likely hood that it may get your kid who is serving abroad killed?
That is a very fine line and I am not sure I have an answer. I know he has the right to make the movie. I know the mobs are idiots and have no legitimate right to do what they have done. How ever they have done it. Where does his responsibility lay?
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