Deborahmac09 wrote on May 5^th, 2011 at 10:13pm:

freediver wrote on May 5th, 2011 at 10:06pm: So you support self censorship as a response to attacks on freedom of speech? If it means saving lives. Especially lives I have no right to endanger. Sometimes holding one's tongue is the right thing to do. Otherwise, I too would be responsable for mass deaths. There is a difference to sensoring oneself, and making open ended statements without thought of consequences. Politicians do that too often. Putting mouth into gear before brain is engaged.

So all someone has to do is threaten to kill people and we should give up our freedoms at their request?

What is the difference you mentioned?


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Apparently you beleive that your freedom to do and say whatever you like is worth more than someone else's life. I do not.

Apparently you believe freedom is worth very little. You would give up the freedoms that so many of our forefathers gave their lives to protect because you don't have the stomach to continue the fight.


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You are the one selling out your grandparents

Speak for yourself Deborah.


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I do not live free! I think about what I am going to say and do and the consequences, then I weigh it up.

Have you ever thought beyond the short term consequences, like what ends up happening if you start giving away your freedom to every lunatic that pops up? Do you honestly believe that the only difference between your words and those of others is that you think about yours?


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Th problem is most of you don't think about the consequences let alone weigh them up.

No Deb, the p[roblem is that you, like so many politicians, cannot think beyond the next election.