OBL dead!!!

[machine23]

Then enlighten me with your definition of "hate speech."

Some parts of the world disallow any criticism of the state religion as hate speech. Other countries consider being critical of any ethnic or religious group hate speech.

Now, exactly why is "hate speech " bad?

Hate is defined as "intense dislike; extreme aversion or hostility."

Speech is defined as "the act of speaking."

Therefore, strictly speaking (pun intended) if I speak about my extreme dislike or aversion of the treatment of Jews by the Nazi's then it is hate speech...

Back to reality, hate speech is considered speech the majority or those in power dislike. The whole point of the 1st Amendment is to protect unpopular speech and avoid a tyranny of the majority. We have been conditioned to think of the United States as a democracy (little d) but the founders were well educated in the classics and understood that a democracy will always end with a tyranny. They hoped to avoid it with a representative republic ruled by a constitution that limited the power of the federal government (other founders disagreed and wanted a strong federal government). They made it hard to amend but I would submit the civil war wasn't the event that sealed the fate of the 10th Amendment and shifted the power to the federal government but the 17th Amendment...after all..democracy is good???

I am by no means talking shit about anyone but it's ashame that the majority of ppl don't even know the difference between Democracy and Republic.. Now it's just mob rule...

 

[javaguru]

I am by no means talking shit about anyone but it's ashame that the majority of ppl don't even know the difference between Democracy and Republic.. Now it's just mob rule...

I don't even know if they teach civics in high school anymore. After all, 47% of Detroit residents are functionally illiterate, and they spend around 14k per student. About half of those who are functionally illiterate are high school graduates or have a GED.

 

[Mr. dB]

I don't even know if they teach civics in high school anymore. After all, 47% of Detroit residents are functionally illiterate, and they spend around 14k per student. About half of those who are functionally illiterate are high school graduates or have a GED.

"No Child Left Behind" at work.

 

[canadianhitman]

Time to rename the 'Motor City' the Moron City. Sad.

 

[Mr. dB]

This just in, OBL still dead.

 

[Spartacus]

"No Child Left Behind" at work.

really isn't the first responsibility of the govt
it begins with the pair that brought you into the world
and only one of two is enough
and even failing that a child without either parent giving a damn about education can get educated
really
let's cut to the chase
it's about being lazy

 

[Mr. dB]

really isn't the first responsibility of the govt
it begins with the pair that brought you into the world
and only one of two is enough
and even failing that a child without either parent giving a damn about education can get educated
really
let's cut to the chase
it's about being lazy

The child not learning is largely the responsibility of the parents. Promoting the kid forward without having passed the necessary qualifications is the responsibility of the school board and policy, some of which comes comes down from the Feds a la "No Child Left Behind".

 

[javaguru]

"No Child Left Behind" at work.

I agree.

 

[mrplunkey]

The child not learning is largely the responsibility of the parents. Promoting the kid forward without having passed the necessary qualifications is the responsibility of the school board and policy, some of which comes comes down from the Feds a la "No Child Left Behind".

Now you're talking!

Let's blow-up the Department of Education and go straight to vouchers!

 

[Spartacus]

feeding the poor only increases their numbers