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Post by tommym9 on Oct 18, 2018 14:27:34 GMT
An interesting article on how free speech is viewed in the current political climate: www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/free-speech-human-rights-threat-social-media-boris-johnson-no-platforming-a8527226.htmlOne of the takeaways for me was that not platforming someone (say Anjem Choudary being banned from appearing on the BBC) isn't impinging on their free speech, rather denying them a chance to spread their message effectively. I've seen people claim their free speech is being denied when their thread is locked or they are temporarily banned here. You don't have a right to be able to post on the forum, if you are being a dick and get banned then thats the mods exercising their right to make the forum a nice place to come. I'm using my privilege to write this, if the mods decide it needs to be deleted or myself banned then I won't be crying about free speech. |
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 18, 2018 14:28:12 GMT
And mods feel free to move as I realise this isn't remotely Rovers related!
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 18, 2018 16:07:35 GMT
No, but it's definitely forum related!!
Free speech is a complete myth.
It does not exist and we no longer have the right to it, if we ever did.
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 18, 2018 16:09:33 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 18, 2018 16:11:26 GMT
We can thank all the hate filled bigots who thought they could spread whatever nastiness they liked under the guise of free speech for banishing free speech.
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 18, 2018 16:13:15 GMT
And mods feel free to move as I realise this isn't remotely Rovers related! I will move to general chat later. |
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Post by Jomo on Oct 18, 2018 16:19:39 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach I see your irrational dislike of DC is not the only reason most people think you're an idiot. Because it looks like you just simply are one. See, I can say that under the guise of free speech. |
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Post by toddy1953 on Oct 18, 2018 16:24:22 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach Apologies for how my mind works, but saw your post & read it at the d c brigade. Glad your are still posting btw |
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Post by althepirate on Oct 18, 2018 16:33:59 GMT
I don't worry about free speech because by the time someone has stopped me I've already said it.
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Post by yattongas on Oct 18, 2018 16:38:11 GMT
I’m offended and would like all above to be banned. Thanks .
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 17:13:37 GMT
I’m offended and would like all above to be banned. Thanks . I'm offended that you are offended! Anyone calling for some else to be banned should be banned themselv.....oh, hang on. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 17:19:12 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach Thank you for confirming you are a cantankerous dinosaur. |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 18, 2018 17:47:16 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach I see your irrational dislike of DC is not the only reason most people think you're an idiot. Because it looks like you just simply are one. See, I can say that under the guise of free speech. That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 18, 2018 17:48:06 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach Thank you for confirming you are a cantankerous dinosaur. I am offended. Mods ban this poster |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 18, 2018 17:50:34 GMT
We can thank all the do Goodersand and the p c brigade for banishing free speach Apologies for how my mind works, but saw your post & read it at the d c brigade. Glad your are still posting btw No worries after a decent chat with one of the mods the other night I have agreed to curtail my comments about DC to one or two threads and not high jack all threads, but my opinion of him is the same it is up to him to change my attitude to him |
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Post by tommym9 on Oct 18, 2018 18:53:03 GMT
I see your irrational dislike of DC is not the only reason most people think you're an idiot. Because it looks like you just simply are one. See, I can say that under the guise of free speech. That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want Who is taking away your free speech? |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 19:11:49 GMT
That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want Who is taking away your free speech? It's all a vile plot by the EU. |
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Post by Hugo the Elder on Oct 18, 2018 19:24:14 GMT
I see your irrational dislike of DC is not the only reason most people think you're an idiot. Because it looks like you just simply are one. See, I can say that under the guise of free speech. That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want Actually, I already answered this in my earlier post, but the real answer is a little bit of both. Some people think it's ok to say anything, even really offensive stuff and frankly it just isn't ok. BUT..... Some of the ridiculous, right-on nonsense where certain words and terms are banned regardless of origin or intention is also to blame. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2018 19:45:21 GMT
That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want Actually, I already answered this in my earlier post, but the real answer is a little bit of both. Some people think it's ok to say anything, even really offensive stuff and frankly it just isn't ok. BUT..... Some of the ridiculous, right-on nonsense where certain words and terms are banned regardless of origin or intention is also to blame. Yep. This. |
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Post by midlandgas213 on Oct 18, 2018 22:05:41 GMT
That's not a very nice thing to say to the reformed mg by the way what part of my comment makes me an idiot and if I am wrong who is responsible for taking away our free speech and our rights to say what we want to who we want when we want Who is taking away your free speech? Well I've been asked to tone down my comments on here about a certain person , although those in favour of the certain person can spout what they like as long as it is in his favour other than that as I've said before the P C brigade wants to shut everybody up from having a say just look at the Kleenex problem today where they have had to change their product labelling because someone said it was sexist - the world is going mad |
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