Local Pastor Calls For Death of 'Queers & Homosexuals'

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kanageddaamen said:

IIIIITHE1IIIII said:

Why do you keep assuming that it's our government that decides if racist statements should be illegal or not? Our people elected our government, and if we didn't agree with it then we wouldn't vote for it.

Bolded: And there it is again. Just let the people be discriminated, it's their fault if they are incapable of using their freedom to protect themselves.

 

I use the word 'American' simply because of the lack of an appropriate word in the context. If you really are offended by my usage of the word, then I will stop using it.

Your government may be elected by the people but it is still up to its own discretion to make law.  Yes you can vote them out butwhat do you do if the majority of people feel a certain way that is against what you feel is best for your life?

That is why we have the first ammendment, so no matter how much the majority may view ANY speech as wrong (because it could apply to anything, athiests, theists, video games, movies, racism, sexism, etc etc etc)  the majority cannot coerce the government into denying the rights of the minority by the majority.

We have the freedoms protected not because we like that other people can say what they want, but because we want to make sure our freedom is not taken from us in the name of the outrage of the majority.

It is a person's own responsibility to make their lives what they want it.  I for one believe in a general moral and social courtesy given by most people, and the way to remove this sort of idiocy is not by the government telling people what they can and cannot say, which just breeds resentment, but by having free and open exchange of ideas.  Show people why things are right and wrong, do not dictate to them what they can and cannot do.

And I am not offended by you using the term American, I just find it telling about your true feeling of tolerance.

I think you need to understand where we draw the line. We do have the freedom of speech over here, which means that everyone is able to express their opinions without the fear of someone looking down on them. However, one may not use that freedom to take away the freedom from others. Expressing hatred towards minorities is a way of limiting their freedom; the freedom of not being looked down upon. How can you be free if people around you are able to call you names and treat you like crap in a way that is actually not prohibited by laws? You say that it's a person's own responsibility to make their lives what they want, but what if they want to avoid verbal mistreatment, but are unable to?

That is where the government, represented by the people, is supposed to step in.

 

Feel free to reject my 'true feeling of intolerance'.