[backhoe]

For your consideration, in light of Free Dominion's plight:

Thought Police English Style

 

Charter flawed

 

Related to "UnFree Dominion's" problems:

About this “hate site”

July 26, 2007 08:35 PM by Michelle Malkin

50 Comments | 2 Trackbacks "Glad to see you calling out the nutroots and liberals, Michelle. We all know the definition of “hate speech” is:

1) Anything said by a conservative. No matter how well-researched, reasoned, or correct. This is double if that conservative happens to be a woman, or African-American, Asian, etc.

2) Anything liberals disagree with.

[backhoe]

 

http://www.freedominion.ca/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=84864&start=60

backhoe wrote:

LAR wrote:

What really bugs me is that my government thinks I'm too stupid to read something and form an intelligent opinion.
Someone posts that Martians are imbedding microchips in our children and I need to be protected from thinking "Oh my! I hate Martians. All Martians should be shot."
Give people some credit for being able to sort through the information in the world.
If what the complainant read makes people hate a group then I guess she now hates that group too.

Exactly.

Since I'm American, I can't presume to speak for you folks Up Nawth- but I'll tell you this:

Like anyone whose legal system is based at its heart on English law, this whole affair appalls me-- I thought the "free, and self-governing citizens of a democratic nation" had certain inalienable rights:

1)- the right to speak freely, without fear, or favor.

2)- the right to assemble- joining those you like, and avoiding those you dislike.

3)- the right to confront your accusers- no Star Chambers, no secret witnesses-- everything above board and transparent.

4)- all people have equal standing before the Law. No person, or favored group, is better than another, or worse.

5)- the truth is an absolute defense- if "the truth" doesn't matter, then neither does "the law"-- this is an open invitation to mob rule and anarchy.

This whole thing reminds me of dictatorships, where the man at the top decides from one day to the next, what "the law" will be- based on a whim.

It is offensive, ghastly, and gruesome to see it played out with people you know- somewhat like witnessing a lynching, and being unable to do anything about it.

backhoe, that's the best response to the CHRC's questions that I have read here. It's the best description of a free society I have seen in a while. ( leewgrant  )