[markomalley]

Why do we have to suspend free speech? Do you think anything, ANYTHING, written on this here FR will change the mind of a lib? I don’t.

Hardly. But we are in campaign mode now. And the point is that in campaign mode, you don't allow talk that goes against your candidate. This is no different than a company's public relations office wanting to tightly control the message coming out of the company.

[some tech guy]

Point taken, and I don’t want to fight.

I just don’t think that opposing *conservative* views should be banned.

FR isn’t PR for the GOP. FR is thought for the GOP - and I wish they’d listen. That was simply what I was getting at.

[PIF]

Get a grip - there are likely just as many people here who support someone else - should they ask to ban any mention of your ‘god’ and all his worshipers? If the shoe fits - wear it. Any time you stifle/suspend/ban speech, it is to end free speech - no matter the justification.

Ideologues have no place in a conversation or debate when they insist the other guy has no right to criticize the ideologues view point.

[HLPhat]

 

"...

 that it is time enough for the rightful purposes of civil government, for its officers to interfere when principles break out into overt acts against peace and good order; and finally, that truth is great and will prevail if left to herself, that she is the proper and sufficient antagonist to error, and has nothing to fear from the conflict, unless by human interposition disarmed of her natural weapons, free argument and debate, errors ceasing to be dangerous when it is permitted freely to contradict them. "

 

"I HAVE SWORN UPON THE ALTAR OF GOD ETERNAL HOSTILITY TO EVERY FORM OF TYRANNY OVER THE MIND OF MAN"

--The Virginia Act For Establishing Religious Freedom
--Thomas Jefferson, 1786

https://www.google.com/webhp?#q=truth%20is%20great%20and%20will%20prevail%20if%20left%20to%20herself

What does this mean?

[oldmomster]

but you don’t HAVE a candidate yet!

banning posts from MULTIPLE websites that arent DU?

talk about stress: almost like a sarc post, without the /s/

I’m waiting for the explanation of how abortion is OK in case of rape, incest, mom health.

OR how its OK that he’s gonna raise taxes on the rich.

OR that he believes men should be allowed to use womens’ facilities.

These arent things that someone else is claiming he said....these are headlines! where is the conservative in these views?

Is it too late for trump to run third party? if that is the fear, it should be open for discussion - NOT shut down ALL discussion!

[HLPhat]

>>his is no different than a company's public relations office wanting to tightly control the message coming out of the company.

Uhuh.

'cause we sure wouldn't want the neophyte Emperor to catch wind of the idear that having his new Manafortian clothes knitted by a tailor who likes to knit the underwear for Soviet Communist Thugs, IS UNACCEPTABLE -- would we?

[Nifster]

Just stop. We should not be shooting ourselves.

Are you not tough enough to read a contrary opinion? Are you not thoughtful enough to seperatwly wheat from chaff?

[Heart of Georgia]

You don’t ALLOW talk that goes against your candidate?

You want a huge FR pep rally for Trump?

In reality, the site owner could do that, but not sure what good an echo chamber would be.

[Texas Yellow Rose]

Campaign Mode??? Really???

Lil ole stupid me thought the "campaign mode" started after the convention had actually voted and chosen a candidate.

"This is no different than a company's public relations office wanting to tightly control the message coming out of the company."

Hey... just like ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX.  Can't get any better than that, can we???? /s

[hattend]

Hardly. But we are in campaign mode now. And the point is that in campaign mode, you don't allow talk that goes against your candidate.

WTF? Is the Trump campaign really that weak? Can't take criticism?