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

Mia wrote:

> 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.
Yeah... while I no longer consider either party particularly well-behaving,
I tend to be to the right of center.  I'd hope that people on the list don't
think *I* 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,
Of course, what exactly constitutes "libel" is not often all that clear.

> 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.
*Right*. :-)

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