Sarah "Fredo" Palin: "I'm smart! Not like everybody says... like dumb... I'm smart!"

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

Cat Steven's isn't a terrorist, just a refugee from the 60's with a Muslim faith....one of Homeland Security's many blunders....

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I'm probably wrong, but I thought it something to do with him stating that he agreed with the fatwa taken out against Salman Rushdie.

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Originally Posted by Camelopard

I'm probably wrong, but I thought it something to do with him stating that he agreed with the fatwa taken out against Salman Rushdie.

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That just makes him an Idiot.....Free speech gives you that right. Too bad Homeland Security couldn't understand that...

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Originally Posted by Camelopard

I'm probably wrong, but I thought it something to do with him stating that he agreed with the fatwa taken out against Salman Rushdie.

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I believe that I remember it being just a mix up. The name he took (sorry can't it remember right now) just happened to be the same as an actual terrorist.

Oh, I missed Taz's post. He said the same thing.

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Originally Posted by Camelopard

As usual vop has it wrong, every country in the world has the right to ban anyone from entering their territory with the possible exception of genuine refugees.

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True but the reason he was prevented from entering was to keep him from exercising free speech. So it was government censorship.

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Originally Posted by Eki

So your government has outsourced the squelching of free speech to private companies? At least here the national laws over rule company rules. The law says that the companies aren't allowed to discriminate their employees because of sex, age, ethnicity, political opinions, sexual orientation, etc.

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So if an employee was to spout racist hate speech in the workplace he cannot be disciplined?

i doubt it.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

So if an employee was to spout racist hate speech in the workplace he cannot be disciplined?

i doubt it.

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Disciplined, yes, if the act is criminal. Hate speech can be criminal. But I'm not sure if this case qualifies as hate speech, or just a personal opinion. Here the fired employee could sue her employer and the court would decide if the dismissal was illegal.

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Originally Posted by Eki

Disciplined, yes, if the act is criminal. Hate speech can be criminal. But I'm not sure if this case qualifies as hate speech, or just a personal opinion. Here the fired employee could sue her employer and the court would decide if the dismissal was illegal.

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So in Finland if you hire an actor and she refuses to read her lines as directed you can't fire her?

That is smart.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

So in Finland if you hire an actor and she refuses to read her lines as directed you can't fire her?

That is smart.

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Well, I'm not sure what kind of contracts and job security actors usually have. I guess if they work as freelance, they are basically entrepreneurs and will lose the deal if they refuse to do the job.

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

True but the reason he was prevented from entering was to keep him from exercising free speech. So it was government censorship.

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Look, I love free speech as much as the next guy, but Savage was told to stay out for a reason. He's a racism-spreading jerkoff who gets his kicks fantasizing about killing Muslims or Mexicans and then having his dumbarse listeners agree with him. In a country which already has problems with racial tension, that hardheaded bigot is somebody who could seriously cause a riot. Hence, the UK told him to stay out.

I agree with it, and I happen to think Savage and his racist ilk should be dumped in a hole somewhere and left to die, just to improve the world's gene pool.

Brent you are wishing death on him so in reAlity you are no better - right