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Author: Terry GivenTerry Given Date: Feb 22, 2008 17:37
Andy Peters wrote:
[snip]
>>>I'd respect conservatives if they did some very simple things:
>>
>>>a) Shout down the radio shitheads like O'Reilly, Limbaugh, Coulter,
>>>etc. As far as most non-conservatives are concerned, THOSE people ARE
>>>the conservative movement. So if true conservatives wish to be taken
>>>seriously, they have to get rid of the loudmouths. Nothing less than
>>>public repudiation by Republicans, followed by criminal investigations
>>>and finally jail time, will suffice.
>>
>>Ah! So you're against freedom of speech, particularly since the
>>leftist have no humor and can't get sponsors to keep their shows
>>afloat?
>
>
> No, I did not say take them off the air. I said: the conservatives who
> disagree with Limbaugh et al need to respond to them in a forceful
> way, to say, "You don't speak for us." They can say whatever hateful
> things they want but they can't be allowed to say it unchallenged by
> those they purport to represent!
>
>
this is very interesting. One can make a strong case that the muslim
community has this exact problem with the screaming nutjobs (wahaddists
et al). The net result of no such denunciations, coupled with vocal
opposition to anyone who dares say something about it, leads Jo
non-muslim to conclude that muslims support that kind of crap. which
they probably dont, but deafening silence isnt a good way to communicate
that.
note the non-gender specific "Jo"
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Cheers
Terry
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