In that case, I wonder what would be hate speech? Only speech directed against the Left, I imagine. How about calling Ms. Jackson a Nazi? I wonder how that would go down? Her attitude to Jews certainly seems similar,
"You can call Israelis Nazis and compare Gaza to a concentration camp - but that is not preaching hatred, according to Labour MP Glenda Jackson.
Ms Jackson, who won her Hampstead and Kilburn seat with a majority of just 42 votes in the general election, submitted herself to a grilling by Jewish constituents at London's Belsize Square Synagogue this week.
The MP dug her heels in when asked by a Birmingham student about hate speech on campus. The student was distressed by the comments made at Birmingham Palestine Society by a visiting speaker, Mike Prysner, who compared Israel's actions with the Holocaust.
But Ms Jackson was unmoved. Free speech on campus was "precious", she said, adding: "I don't think that is hate speech,
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Sorry, I agree with her. The whole 'hate speech' thing is a crock of crap. Do away with it all and tell all the pansy boys and girls to grow up. Or is pansy considered hate speech?
Is is alright if we call leftists like them LOWLIFE SIDEWINDERS and LILYLIVRED POLECATS?
"Political correctness is a greater threat to our freedoms and liberties than is terrorism..."
"Political correctness is a greater threat to our freedoms and liberties than is terrorism..." ... but then again I am full of shit.
Of course if you said MUslims are Nazis, the British drag you to court, or if your from another country (like Geert Wilders) they try to ban you from the country.
some british - do all americans think and act in unison?
JJR - so are you supporting her stance on free expression on University campuses or condemning her?
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