Originally Posted by
Canadian Visitor
Roger, I will gain the self-discipline to ignore you; but before that, let me indulge myself.
First, in your response to assorted posts above, you just changed the topic rather than address issues on which you have clearly been bested in debate.
That speaks to your hero, Mr. Trump, who simply won't admit his mistakes and/or lies and continues on oblivious to the consequences for himself, his administration or his country.
Likewise, if you can't be adult enough to admit you were wrong, at least learn to be quiet.
Yes, you have the constitutional right to make a fool of yourself; that doesn't mean you should exercise it.
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Second, on the earlier raised subject of my apparent jack-ass-ness over being put off by people who are both under-educated and racist.........
Please note, I did not single out under-educated on its own. There is no evil in not being 'book smart'. I know some incredibly bright people who didn't even finish High School. You're just not one of them.
That said, I don't care if you have years of formal education or how many multi-syllabic words you can use in single sentence, in context.
What I do care about is people who pontificate [[which you do)........
[[that by the way, that means to express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic.)
... who pontificate and who clearly have no clue what they are talking about. You are under-educated formally and informally on the subject, yet speak as if you were an expert.
Please note, to this point, I have not harped on your endless spelling mistakes, [[secession, not succession), nor your complete misuse of words [[you can't have an embassy when you are not a government)
But I am growing very tired of the fact you don't know the facts, but insist you do.
No matter how hard you try, 2 + 2 will not be 18
So while I will never endeavour to humiliate someone because they lack an education; I will now feel free to humiliate and correct at will the errors, misnomers, non-sequiturs that you bring forth.
Not because you lack education but because you imagine you understand, when you are the epitome of ignorance.
Fit the bill you will be called out.
Want respect; EARN IT!.
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Lastly,
I will gladly challenge the assertion that the night march w/folks wearing Nazi symbols is in fact protected by the first amendment
Everyone knows there are limits on free speech.
The most obvious and frequently referred to example is your right to yell 'FIRE' in a crowded theatre when there isn't one.
You don't have that right.
There is a reason at law for that. Its not simply that it would disrupt the performance, or inconvenience the patrons; that is offensive but might be considered a civil matter were that the extent of it.
In fact, such an act is considered criminal; for the reason that patron may in panic, exit the theatre in a rush, and in the course of doing so, it may happen that someone is trampled, possibly even to death.
That can get you charged w/manslaughter or even criminally-negligent homicide.
So how does this apply to a march.
Well, if you march wearing a symbol that conveys your willingness and desire to kill, for reasons of race, religion, physical ability, etc. Then maybe you trigger a panic response. An understandable feeling of fear and anger that may result in someone's death. You knew, or ought to know as a reasonable person that that that might be, the result.
In addition, you might also be riling people on your own 'side' w/hatred, anger, and rage, such that they lose control of their emotions and do both illegal and violent things.
Things their attire seem to condone or encourage.
That comes pretty close, in my judgement to a wanton breach of the peace.
If what you truly wanted was to suggest that a statue be left standing; that you have the right to express, whether I find it agreeable or not.
But you get to do so wearing 'normal' clothes, w/o slogans or symbols associated w/race war or violence.
You can express such a view respectfully.
That was not what the fascists and racists were doing.
That was a show of power; and by definition, a threat to others.
I would argue strongly, NOT protected by the first amendment.