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Category Archives: Censorship
R. Abraham Cooper: To defeat ISIS we must convince Twitter, YouTube to ‘unfriend’ terrorists
Rabbi Abraham Cooper writes: Leveraging social network giants like Twitter and YouTube, the group paints a seductive picture of a heroic movement, sanctioned by Allah himself, to punish and expel the infidels. ISIS, Al Shabab, Al Qaeda and their ilk … Continue reading
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Should We Criminalize Criticism Of Jews & The Jewish State?
There’s nothing evil about Arabs and Muslims and other groups trying to replace the Jewish state of Israel with a state more to their liking. No country or people have a right to exist. As Michael Scheuer wrote: “This writer … Continue reading
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Jewish Groups Seek To Restrict Speech
Remember when Jewish groups fought to expand free speech? That was back in the 1950s when Jews were getting in trouble for advocating communism and peddling pornography. Times have changed. Jews are no longer the underdogs but the top dogs, … Continue reading
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The Board Of Deputies Of British Jews Promotes Censorship, Hate Speech Laws, Multi-Culturalism
It is sad to see organized Jewry at the forefront of the struggle to limit speech. Here is its 2015 General Election manifesto: * With the growth of social media, Antisemitism is finding new forms of expression which must be … Continue reading
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New York Post: Mila Kunis snaps at reporter: I don’t identify with Ukraine
Report: A topic that really set the “Black Swan” actress off was Ukraine, the country she was born in and lived in until she was 7. “I’ve talked about me moving to America in a hundred interviews,” she told Whitty. … Continue reading
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Is This Hate Speech?
Every nationalism contains a victimology and every victimology a nationalism. From the RCA Artscroll Siddur (Jewish prayer book): The Torah commands that six events be remembered always. Consequently, some authorities maintain that the verses containing these commandments should be recited … Continue reading
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Stand Up To Bigotry!
We need to act more quickly on Hate Speech. The sooner we mitigate the First Amendment with laws against Hate Speech, the sooner we can get rid of criticism of Jews through “unintended consequences” of their implementation. We probably won’t … Continue reading
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Black Guy Hates Free Speech
Barrett Holmes Pitner writes: Regardless of how repugnant we all may find the n-word to be, it should be clear to any rational person that this scandal isn’t about a black person saying “my nigga” in a rap lyric or … Continue reading
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Should Neo-Nazis Be Allowed Free Speech?
Thane Rosenbaum writes: All of us know, however, and despite what we tell our children, names do, indeed, hurt. And recent studies in universities such as Purdue, UCLA, Michigan, Toronto, Arizona, Maryland, and Macquarie University in New South Wales, show, … Continue reading
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Australia Must Have Zero Tolerance for Online Hatred
Link: Freedom of speech is the bedrock of any democratic society, however, freedom of speech is not the only right that we have: People also have the right to be free from racial vilification, bullying and abuse, writes Tanya Cohen. … Continue reading
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