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Originally Posted by Apoc
Ya, us war loving Canadians have a horrible track record of harming public speakers we dont agree with...
She may have been boo'd off stage, it may have been a loud protest, but I guarantee no harm would have come to her.
The sad thing is, the cancellation plays right into her grubby hands. More fuel for her fire.
I dont agree with what she has to say, but i'd fight to the death for her right to say it.
Off topic, what is it Trip? Do you believe in freedom of speech or not? If so, shouldn't you allow us to commence any and all religious debates, as we see fit, in the war room?
Your comments in here tell me you firmly believe in free speech, but the rules for this booard directly contradict that.
So, is there freedom of speech here, or freedom of speech, as long as its not against your beliefs??
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Ezrah Levant is as much of a whack-job as is Coulter, so what do you expect?
As to playing into her hands, it has now been confirmed that it was the organizers who pulled the plug. While I think it's a tinfoil hat issue, there are a few people positing that it was done for the publicity it was sure to garner.
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Originally Posted by Apoc
Fair enough. Im glad you saw it as an honest question, and not an attack on the way you run this board.
Other than that, I agree, this was a stupid mess that makes Canadians look bad, and gives idiots like Coulter more ammo for her future attacks.
Frankly, I cant stand the bitch, that doesnt mean she didnt deserve to be able to give her opinion, like she was there to do.
BUT... And there is a big but. She is using hate speech everywhere she opens her mouth. Her comments about muslims go far beyond what is reasonable. She has advocated the destruction of everyone who isnt a catholic on multiple occasions. Here at least, that is hate speech. So is signalling out one race that shouldnt be allowed to fly.
Coulter is no more than a racist and a bigot. I dont think anyone can argue with that. Inviting her to speak in a country like Canada, with such a different culture than your own (yes, we are very different in the way we think about the world), was a bad idea to begin with. We dont really walk the extreme right or extreme left wing lines you guys do. Even our conservative party is just as liberal as your democratic party. It would be hard to find a lot of people to agree with her, especially on a Canadian University Campus.
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Actually I'll argue that point. I don't think that she's a racist or a bigot. I think that she's an attention whore opportunist who is PROFITING from the stupidity of racists, bigots, and general knuckle-draggers.