"The audience, variously mad, offended, and true to truth, was often superb in playing, in a simultaneous mix of Canadian politeness and proper outrage, a variety of public ritual roles, exemplifying various solitudes of the Canadian mosaic (not the official mosaic of the "multicultural" state, but the real one of somewhat eccentric individuals), solitudes that showed their potential to create some greater esthetic whole when together in passionate dispute. For, notwithstanding the intellectual bankruptcy of the event, what we saw was a grand performance, from largely marginal or ordinary people, a performance that could not have been scripted or even imagined in advance."
And no Human Rights Commissions were injured during this event.......
As Alan Borovoy has noted:
There is another reason for caution about the attack on expressions of hate: the importance of free speech. Although not absolute, free speech is the life blood of the democratic system. It is the vehicle by which aggrieved people can mobilize public support in their quest for redress. Injustice is not as likely to endure in an atmosphere of free public debate.
Well fancy that!
Kudos to Trupeers and the Gang at Covenant Zone.
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Thanks! I hope you're right about the HRCs but it was quite a sight to see the four or so tripods and cameras at the back of the room, so much organized attention, including obvious observers and security from the Jewish community, and all for such a tired old, though now greatly revived, ritual of conspiracy mongering.
"Injustice is not as likely to endure in an atmosphere of free public debate."
The key concepts here are "free," "public" and "debate."
What you rightwing fascists think those things mean is something else altogether.
Sorry, cunt. Try again.
Anon your grasp of the issues is truly amazing, I bet you are a social worker.
If you notice Anon, there were no people smashing windows,rioting, and beating up the cops, as there normally is when the left protests, speakers on the right they do not lik
Anon is just mad because there was no cream pie. :-)
Letting these loons speak in public really defangs them, doesn't it? Their silly ideas are revealed, and citizens of good will can mock and laugh. If you silence them, they huddle in dark places and engage in self-glorification until they nearly go blind!
Sorry, cunt. Try again.
Anony once again demonstrates the notable left-wing progressive attitude toward women.
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