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where is free speech when it comes to Israel?
where is free speech when it comes to Israel?
"Free speech" doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, wherever you want, and whenever you want. Fundamentally it just means that the government can't pass a law to prevent you from expressing your opinion. It in no way implies that every private venue (e.g. Facebook) is required to accomadate your opinions. The corollary to my free speech is that you have a right to not have to listen to me if you so choose.
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he is jewish and the page was criticizing the Jewish state israel
But it's not worth mentioning, because the odds are 99.99999999% against that having anything to do with the page's removal. Honestly, these kind of racist twitches really do a great disservice to certain Muslim authors. The knee-jerk "BLAME THE JOOZ" response might be understandable if Israel has been systematically trying to kill your family, but in a world of rational discourse it makes me want to write you off as…
What if facebook deleted a memorable page for the holocaust and Mark was Muslim or German what would you say then?
Earlier quoted context omitted.
he is jewish and the page was criticizing the Jewish state israel
But it's not worth mentioning, because the odds are 99.99999999% against that having anything to do with the page's removal. Honestly, these kind of racist twitches really do a great disservice to certain Muslim authors. The knee-jerk "BLAME THE JOOZ" response might be understandable if Israel has been systematically trying to kill your family, but in a world of rational discourse it makes me want to write you off as…
Cashed copy of the site it is down now : http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:dXfDrb0...
What kind of uprising? A peaceful, political movement? A forceful, military uprising, or use of terrorist tactics? On one level this could be considered free speech, on another, inciting violence.
where is free speech when it comes to Israel?
"Free speech" doesn't mean you get to say whatever you want, wherever you want, and whenever you want. Fundamentally it just means that the government can't pass a law to prevent you from expressing your opinion. It in no way implies that every private venue (e.g. Facebook) is required to accomadate your opinions. The corollary to my free speech is that you have a right to not have to listen to me if you so choose.
If Facebook is a communication medium it must not hinder free speech.
... was calling for Palestinian uprising against the Israeli occupation of Palestine. What kind of uprising? A peaceful, political movement? A forceful, military uprising, or use of terrorist tactics? On one level this could be considered free speech, on another, inciting violence.