Re: CHAT: OFF: RANT: OFFENSIVE: TAN: CHAT: Re: Ebonic Christmas

Patrick Dunn wrote:

>
> buzz buzz buzz.  Can the right even *think* without buzzwords?
>
Hey, now... I am pretty much on the right, and I manage to hardly
ever use buzzwords.

> Let's be bright enough, if we can, to draw a distinction between *legal
> rights of free speech* and being an asshole.  I have a right to say
> whatever I like as long as it's not libelous or slanderous, and as long as
> it does not directly endanger anyone.  In other words, I have an absolute
> legal right to be a complete asshole.  I *furthermore* have the right to
> point out when other people have been complete assholes, and ask that they
> apologize.
>
> We're not ammending the constitution here -- we're just saying
> that the poem was offensive.
Agreed. Rude is rude, even on the right.
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