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UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Mr.Bauder,in due time I'll be blogging in detail about my armed robbery. I'll be sure to let you know when it's up and viewable. I've been watching the news since about 5:30-6:00. The Westboro Baptist Church from Kansas is in town. Overall,my opinion of these people is pretty disfavorable. I will however fight to the death to have them have their say. That's what be a TRUE patriot is all about. Like I stated earlier,I love my country warts and all. The protesters that confronted them is what cracks me up. If you don't pour gas on a fire,it will eventually go out. I also saw more scare tactics regarding the swine flu. It's been reported that over 150 people have flooded the ER at Rady Children's Hospital since the 5 year old girl died a couple of days ago. 150? REALLY? The news sure does do a great job of not causing a panic over something like the(insert dramatic music here)THE SWINE FLU. 1 person per 1,000 dies of the flu/swine flu. I'd hardly call that something to panic over.When people are dropping like flies because of this,let me know. I may run around like my house is on fire. I then watched AC360 report on a Justice of the Peace in Lousiana who refused to marry an interracial couple. I'll just simply say that if it's discovered that he's being paid by taxpayer money or that he broke discrimination laws,he should be prosecuted and/or fired. If not,he should just be left alone. Why make a mountain out of a molehill? And SD? I'm not taking your bait. Try as hard as you might,it's not going to happen.— October 16, 2009 7:52 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
You are right about me being wrong about Hawai'i. It may be a paradise over there and it wasn't fair for me to judge it on the meth addicts alone. I've never left the U.S. and probably never will. I have no use for any country but my own. America is supposed to be the one place on the planet where you never want to leave and others flock to. Why is that? Maybe because we're the greatest social experiment on the planet. Like I said,I'm not trying to ask anyone to march with me down Broadway. I will NEVER march for the right to hate another citizen of my country. I would however like to be able to discuss race,politics and sex without ever being in fear of the wordpolice. What's so hard to understand about that? I could just as easily demand that you and AG be thrown in a prison for treasonous indoctrination for wanting to overthrow my government. That sounds about as ludicris as you guys wanting naughty words that offend just.....disappear.— October 16, 2009 4:28 p.m.
He Was a Man
Which link?— October 16, 2009 3:38 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Here's some food for thought ladies.....Why does it take over 10,000 laws to enforce the 10 commandments? Ever stop to think about that? Say the U.S. someday makes hatespeech illegal. You guys will be patting each other on the back and smiling thinking you've actually made a difference,right? WRONG! All it's going to do is further tear this country apart. Which is what you guys may want to further your agenda of peace,love and harmony. I feel all warm and fuzzy inside just thinking about it.....— October 16, 2009 3:31 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
ANYONE who wants to change our laws to be like other countries doesn't love this country. Where's the hatemongering in that? That's a fact. You guys love other Western countries so much? Good for you. Nobody is holding a gun to your heads forcing you to stay here. I happen to love my country warts and all. I'm not asking anyone's permission to demostrate with the Nazis or the Klan down Broadway.— October 16, 2009 3:26 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
What I don't understand,SD is why you want to squelch my use of certain words to further your righteous(sarcasm)cause? We shouldn't even be debating this. It's not up for debate. That's the point I'm trying to make. I don't envision the Supreme Court shredding the Constitution to appease the minority.— October 16, 2009 3:23 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Concepts of what qualifies as hate speech broadened in the late twentieth century to include certain views expressed from an ideological standpoint. For instance, some feminists consider jokes about women or lesbians to be hate speech. Recently, the Canadian government added sexual orientation to the list of relevant characteristics eligible for protection from hate speech. Not everyone accepts that there is a difference between classic forms of hate speech, which were incitements to hatred or even to physical harm, and the use of language that merely shows disrespect. Some discussions between politically right wing and left wing can be viewed as hateful, even though the language used by both sides is not normally classified as hate speech. Attitudes towards controlling hate speech cannot be reliably correlated with the traditional political spectrum. In the United States, there is a general consensus that free speech values take precedence over limiting the harm caused by verbal insult. At the same time, some conservatives believe verbally expressed "discrimination" against religions such as blasphemy, or sometimes "morally incorrect" or "unpatriotic" speech which opposes deep-seated sociocultural or religious mores, and national interest, should be condemned or prohibited, while liberals feel the same way about verbal "discrimination" against identity-related personal characteristics, such as homosexuality and language of someone who happens not to speak English (in the US and Canada when it comes to bilingualism).— October 16, 2009 3:20 p.m.
UCSD's Gary Jacobson frets about polarization
Why didn't you post Differing Concepts Of What Is Offensive? "A central aspect of the hate speech debate is that concepts of what is acceptable and unacceptable differ, depending on eras in history and one's cultural and religious background. For example, personalised criticism of homosexuality (e.g., expressing the belief that homosexuality is "immoral" or harmful because it conflicts with a person's religious beliefs) is, to some, a valid expression of one's values; to others, however, it is an expression of homophobia and is therefore homophobic hate speech. Prohibition in such cases is seen by some as an interference in their rights to express their beliefs. To others, these expressions generate harmful attitudes that potentially cause discrimination. Furthermore, words which once "embodied" negative hate speech connotations, such as 'queer' or 'faggot' against homosexuals, 'ni--er' against people of African origin, 'retard' and 'retarded' against the mentally and/or physically disabled, and 'bitch' against women, have themselves been reclaimed by their respective groups or communities, who attached more positive meanings to the words, so undermining their value to those who wish to use them in a negative sense. Significations differ following the context, as Judith Butler argues. However, others argue that such epithets demean and undermine these very individuals and so should qualify as hate speech. This point of view has been vehemently articulated by influential and well-known members of minority communities. As an example, the use of the word "ni--er" by African Americans has been condemned by Bill Cosby[32], Rev. Jesse Jackson[33], Richard Pryor and Rev. Ben Chavis, Jr[34], among others.— October 16, 2009 3:20 p.m.
He Was a Man
I could be wrong but I'm fairly certain that is his head,SP.— October 16, 2009 3 p.m.
Prince in Nigeria
You're a good man to our Nigerian brothers and sisters,Josh. Keep up the good work and Godspeed!— October 16, 2009 2:53 p.m.