Democracy does not protect you from being offended

[gotsnowgotslush]

I was flipping through the TV channels on Sunday morning, and I stopped clicking when I heard an old white man in a suit, say this statement-

"Democracy does not protect you from being offended."

I saw a video clip of a group of people from the Westboro church shouting awful, horrible things.

I saw people who lived in the community, who shouted back at the Westboro church clan.

I saw members of the KKK, protected by a group of police, shouting racist statements.

I saw members of the community shouting back at the KKK.

I saw people marching in peaceful protest against racism.

I heard people shouting racist insults at the protesters.

I heard men shouting homophobic insults and threats at same sex couples.

I saw a parade, with floats and marchers, celebrating the LGBT community.

I watched women march for their rights, as members of American society.

I saw men shout degrading insults at the women who are seeking equality.

I watched the evening TV news, and heard about the murders of satirists in Paris.

I read about the rally in Boston, to express solidarity with people who disagree mightily with the people who committed murders at Charlie Hebdo.

Today! #JeSuisCharlie rally, Boston Common (Parkman Bandstand), noon.

I read about the firebombing attack on a German newspaper, and bomb threats to a Belgian newspaper, for re- printing cartoons that protested the deaths of satirists in Paris, and the threats to freedom of expression.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

America has a long tradition of trimming assholes down to size. Its only since all of America's legacy assclowns started shitting imitation marble that we have to watch what we say lest they catch PTSD.

 

[RobDownSouth]

What a shame that AJ lacks the intestinal fortitude to come visit this board and refudiate the original post!

Lit's Most Cowardly Marine would tell you about his college degree in "logic" (aka "mathmatics" sic, "science" and "computer science, depending on which day of the week it is), and how disagreeing with anything he approves of is technically something called "ad hominem by class"

 

[KingOrfeo]

America has a long tradition of trimming assholes down to size. Its only since all of America's legacy assclowns started shitting imitation marble that we have to watch what we say lest they catch PTSD.

"Short of walking into a conversation, sandblasting the brick and installing track lighting, there is no surer way to announce one is from the 1980s than to mount an assault on 'political correctness,' the contemporary phrase for which is 'not being a jackass.'"

—Tabatha Southey

 

[Boxlicker101]

What a shame that AJ lacks the intestinal fortitude to come visit this board and refudiate the original post!

Lit's Most Cowardly Marine would tell you about his college degree in "logic" (aka "mathmatics" sic, "science" and "computer science, depending on which day of the week it is), and how disagreeing with anything he approves of is technically something called "ad hominem by class"

What's to repudiate or refudiate? If I watch enough news programs, I will see and hear everything described in the OP.