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HORRIBLY slanted. No defense of the conservative fight for free speech

posted 15 years ago by trompos
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They spent about 5 minutes on the young man who wore the anti-homosexual shirt. Most of these people who were bringing out the Kleenex for left wing causes of free speech were suddenly calling this guy's actions "hate speech" when it was hardly that. They speak of legal precedent and how schools must be protected from disruptive speech.

I wish the mockumentary would have spoken about free speech on the right being suppressed in college classrooms, not t-shirts., but vocal opposition to the ideas that are intrenched in schools. I'm still in the middle of the film, and It has 11 minutes left and I have heard NOTHING about "Fairness Doctrine" which is also an attack on conservative free speech. Where is this side of the same argument?

Where is Joe The Plumber and how they investigated him looked at his credit, his work history etc. because he asked a question?

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[–] lips_are_important 15 years ago

I think you're interpreting a bias where there is none. The point I took away from the entire doc is that 1st Amendment rights transcend partisan squabbling. I thought the segment about Chase Harper was the most compelling of the entire film. The angle was entirely sympathetic to him, regardless of whether or not the producers agree with the sentiment on his t-shirt. It's a relevant topic, and your argument is thin - who are "they"? Give me a break.

[–] rgcustomer 15 years ago

I suppose I just imagined the the US Nazis in the film then.

[–] trompos 14 years ago

Yes, because American Nazis are the same as conservatives, learna new tune. Get off IMDB ya big dope.

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