Originally posted by Amagnon




Free speech is dead, and getting deader.

You see what you just said is BS, right? You just expressed yourself on the most free entity man has ever created; the world wide web!!
There are sites where you can be as politicaly incorrect and profane as you like. ATS isn't one of them; thank God!

How many people do you think read your post?

Free speech is dead?...........you want cheese with that...see!

Don't let your ideology get in the way of your common sense!





[edit on 24-3-2010 by whaaa]

Those poor angry people in Ottawa don't realize how hilariously Ann Coulter comes across. I thoroughly enjoy experiencing her pie hole flap 'cause i end up bellylaughing. So, the protesters quashed free speech with their right to protest but deprived so many of a good laugh.

THAT'S unfair!!

Jason

PLEEEEEEASE protesters! Don't scare Rush Limbaugh away or I'll have to get my giggles outta Jack Leighton!! (NDP leader for you non-canuckleheads)

Jason

I would hazard a guess that the people protesting about Coulters "free speech" are also those who come out with phrases like;

"America, love it or leave it"

and

"they don't have a right to come here and practice their religion and shove it in my face"

And yet people criticising America, or promoting their religion are exercising their free speech.

Makes you think, doesn't it?

But this isn't about free speech. Its about respect. Coulter was asked to respect the Canadian way, and tone down her rhetoric, and instead she refused and ran off to the press bleating about free speech, whilst someone cancelled her appearance because they didn't have the power of their convictions to let this self-proclaimed proponent of "free speech" speak and win over the audience with her words - probably because they knew that she'd offend someone and cause an incident.

There are many ways people can express themselves and the best speakers in the world can do so without the need to cause offence.

I don't like Ann at all but I think it is a terrible decision to silence her. I am an american and I believe that anyone has the right to say whatever they want no matter how stupid or hateful it comes across. If you are going to beat someone do it in a face to face debate - which they could have done at the speech. Stopping someone from speaking through intimidation because you don't like what they might say is pretty dangerous ground to tread on. Who decides what is hate? What's next? Can't speak out against an unjust law? can't speak out against a leader or government? All the canadian university did was provide her with a larger platform to speak from. They didn't silence her at all. They got played. Getting canceled because of violent and general stupidity was the best thing that could have happened for her.



[edit on 24-3-2010 by zerotime]

Good job Canada! I knew there was a reason to like you guys.



There's not a whole lot that Ann Coulter could actually bring to Canada except fearmongering hate speech from FOX news.

I'm not sure why she's wasting any of her time on Canadians in the first place. Our own country has problems and we need to polarize ourselves and focus on getting the thugs currently in office out of office.

Yes, I know you Canadians think you know his the U.S. should be run, but you don't. So dave it.

Originally posted by sos37
Yes, I know you Canadians think you know his the U.S. should be run, but you don't. So dave it.

Say what?
Whachoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?