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Brinnie

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Brinnie said:
This isn't anything to joke about.

Brinnie: I'm actually with Songcatcher. I'm all for supporting Free Speech, but it's not an American invention, nor solely American property.

The Earl
 
TheEarl said:
Brinnie: I'm actually with Songcatcher. I'm all for supporting Free Speech, but it's not an American invention, nor solely American property.

The Earl
Yeah, but we love our Constitution.
 
TheEarl said:
Brinnie: I'm actually with Songcatcher. I'm all for supporting Free Speech, but it's not an American invention, nor solely American property.

The Earl
And as a non-american i would prefer a non-americanised banner.
 
I picked up on this, and hit the "contact" button on the site.

I sent the admin the following e-mail:

Free speech is hardly an American invention, nor an American problem solely. Being on the web, you will have noticed that it is not populated solely by Americans, either. Indeed, in a country, like Egypt for one example, where the press is subject to government censorship, the ability to publish a freer Web edition of a paper, as Al-Ahram does, is of incalculable value to the Egyptian citizenry.

Your banners are very specific to the United States. Since free speech is of value to so many around the world, could you not redesign? Look up from the parochial. Your movement can only become the more powerful if it evolves in to something international, don't you think?
Thanks Brinnie, for all this. The site is resolutely red, white, and blue as well.
 
Very well. I will. Want to join in, anyone? write them the same sort of note? Brinnie? Leah?
 
cantdog said:
Very well. I will. Want to join in, anyone? write them the same sort of note? Brinnie? Leah?
I'm sorry, what are we doing? :eek:
 
I wrote the site a note, the Free Speech people, asking for a less American-specific banner:

Free speech is hardly an American invention, nor an American problem solely. Being on the web, you will have noticed that it is not populated solely by Americans, either. Indeed, in a country, like Egypt for one example, where the press is subject to government censorship, the ability to publish a freer Web edition of a paper, as Al-Ahram does, is of incalculable value to the Egyptian citizenry.

Your banners are very specific to the United States. Since free speech is of value to so many around the world, could you not redesign? Look up from the parochial. Your movement can only become the more powerful if it evolves in to something international, don't you think?

That was mine. I was hoping maybe if some more Americans asked nicely, they might lay off the stars and stripes a little and gain some support from the rest of the world.

I was asking for maybe some elp. One note does not make a big impression, sometimes.
 
cantdog said:
I picked up on this, and hit the "contact" button on the site.

I sent the admin the following e-mail:


Thanks Brinnie, for all this. The site is resolutely red, white, and blue as well.
At this point, I don't think your worthy to sport the banner. NO WHERE did the Free Speech Coilation say "Free Speech is an American invention". And if/when they email you back, they're going to say "What the fuck are you talking about?"


Literotica Online, a US based operation is under fire by US laws. Not Mexican, not Hungarian or Egyptian, but US... (maybe you haven't heard about 2257... I don't know.)

But I'll tell you one thing, If LIT was based in the UK and the UK laws came crashing down on LIT, I would support a UK based organization that opposes it. Just as in the same turn, I support a free Iraq. I don't judge the citizens of an entire country based on their leader.

I try to see it from your angle, but these people... Are liberals! They're against Ashcroft, Bush and the like. What the hell is so twisted in your head that clouds your mind from making a morally good judgemnt?

So... You're very welcome. :kiss:

 
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Brinnie said:

At this point, I don't think your worthy to sport the banner. NO WHERE did the Free Speech Coilation say "Free Speech is an American invention". And if/when they email you back, they're going to say "What the fuck are you talking about?"


Literotica Online, a US based operation is under fire by US laws. Not Mexican, not Hungarian or Egyptian, but US... (maybe you haven't heard about 2257... I don't know.)

But I'll tell you one thing, If LIT was based in the UK and the UK laws came crashing down on LIT, I would support a UK based organization that opposes it. Just as in the same turn, I support a free Iraq. I don't judge the citizens of an entire country based on their leader.

And these people... Are liberals! They're against Ashcroft, Bush and the like. What the hell is so twisted in your head that clouds your mind from making a morally good judgemnt?

So... You're very welcome.

*claps* BRAVO :rose:
 
cantdog said:
Very well. I will. Want to join in, anyone? write them the same sort of note? Brinnie? Leah?
I wrote them too, urging them to create a more international banner for us non US citizens.


Hugs! :kiss:
 
LeahLo519 said:
*claps* BRAVO :rose:
Okay. Sorry i spoke. Your 2259 or whatever is a new one on me. Hulder and the Earl are not Americans. They like free speech too, but they shouldn't have to spurt stars and stripes to support it. You're such a hater, Brin.
 
Brinnie said:
(maybe you haven't heard about 2257... I don't know.)

Brinnie, I haven't heard of this and I'm very interested to know more. Can you post a link, please?

Edited: Nevermind. I'm a dork. I see that the information is in the link you already provided. I'll get to reading now.
 
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In the spirit of the subject at hand, it must be allowed to state that while you support free speech you might feel more comfortable if you didn't have to wave an american flag to do it?
 
I guess not. If you do that you aren't worthy, she says. Glad she doesn't run the Coalition.
 
Brinnie said:

At this point, I don't think your worthy to sport the banner. NO WHERE did the Free Speech Coilation say "Free Speech is an American invention". And if/when they email you back, they're going to say "What the fuck are you talking about?"


Literotica Online, a US based operation is under fire by US laws. Not Mexican, not Hungarian or Egyptian, but US... (maybe you haven't heard about 2257... I don't know.)

But I'll tell you one thing, If LIT was based in the UK and the UK laws came crashing down on LIT, I would support a UK based organization that opposes it. Just as in the same turn, I support a free Iraq. I don't judge the citizens of an entire country based on their leader.

I try to see it from your angle, but these people... Are liberals! They're against Ashcroft, Bush and the like. What the hell is so twisted in your head that clouds your mind from making a morally good judgemnt?

So... You're very welcome. :kiss:


Brinnie: I'm English. I don't want to wave the stars and stripes. However, I would love to support this free speech thing as it's something I believe in. My gripe is that it assumes that anyone who would support it is American and thus would like the Stars and Stripes.

No need to get annoyed.

The Earl
 
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