For the speaker free speech has always been a very simple concept. The difficulty in its application lies in the intentions and or actions of the listener of that speech. How they respond can mean the difference between an animated conversation and a violent death.
Oh, and Zed does appear to be a man with a firm yet delicate grasp of his surroundings.
I get tired of the republican circular firing squads. Why work together when they can spend so much time finding something to bitch at each other about.
The problem is, sadly, systemic.
The circular firing squads are a direct result of the corruption of our educational system.
Thanks to the Liberal takeover of the Institutions, the Trivium hasn’t been taught nor its lessons applied for generations.
Had these lessons been available, all would be facing in just one direction, that is toward the problem at hand, at any given time.
Thanks for the correction. Bonhoeffer wrote an essay about stupidity and how so called intelligent people can be led down a path of destruction if I am correct. He was imprisoned and I suspect he was killed in revenge since it was just a few weeks before liberation by the Allies.
Hah! I was wondering what the connection to Bonhoeffer was!
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 pm
Oldarmourer
It’s not that you’re ‘for Israel’ or ‘against Zionism’, it’s that you aren’t following the word of the day and therefore untrustworthy to the party.
Up here, legislation is making it’ way through that will allow the gov’t of the day to decide without recourse who is saying anything ‘inappropriate’ and punish them for their insolence by removing their internet access and quite probably access to their bank accounts. Public shaming at the stocks is very likely next.
Free speech includes by default, the necessity of your hearing speech that doesn’t align with your beliefs. Oh well, life sucks, get used to it, go sulk in the corner for awhile then come back out when you’re ready to deal with everyone else.
I have to constantly listen to islamic threats and declarations that ‘this is our country now’ and we now have no-go zones…all approved by the liebral govt’s of the day for the last fifteen years.
There’s a case wending its’ way through the courts now on the legitimacy of sharia law and several cabinet ministers are on record as saying they support it.
The police in Toronto forcibly stopped a man from playing the National anthem near a flag rasing ceremony…the ‘palestinian’ flag, raised by a group that is officially listed as a terrorist organization subject to sanction but that the PM seems to think are his best bet for re-election…It’s only a matter of time before the country is renamed Canuckistan and red and white burqas are mandated wear…forcibly mandated…with a maple leaf and crescent on them.
President Elect Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH Neanderthal B Woodman Domestic Violent Extremist SuperStraight
Do a “Howard Roark” (Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead) on those mosques and anything “sharia”.
November 18, 2025 at 3:53 pm
Rufus T. Firefly
Governor Abbott is leading the resistance to the “islamification” of Texas.
November 18, 2025 at 1:38 pm
Kafiroon
Whistling in the hurricane. We should build airstrips near the Canuckistan border like we did along the East coast during WWII. And lots and lots of A-10’s. The Southern border also really. Napalm is good to have.
Let me clarify my above post. I fully support Fuentes’ right to speak out., My personal view is that Fuentes is not a good man. But I’d rather hear a rattlesnake so I know where it is before it strikes. I feel the same way toward Fuentes.
We need to hear from people we don’t necessarily agree with-as Sam and Zed work it out. Otherwise, a sort of echo chamber. That’s why Blood is in there-contrast is needed. Is he playing 4d chess? Is he truly bad? Somewhere in between?
Exercising the old noodle!
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 pm
Rufus T. Firefly
Which anti-American idiots in Congress put up a bill to “cancel the First Amendment?” They deserve to be ridiculed and “primaried” next year.
Such a bill would never get to the floor of the House. The Constitution cannot be amended (or an Amendment repealed) by the simple passing of a bill.
“The Constitution cannot be amended (or an Amendment repealed) by the simple passing of a bill.”
But history proves that it can, for an awfully long time.
Unconstitutional prohibitions on:
Exceeding worship occupancy (cap) during COVID (MA, NY): most of a year.
Religious flags on the Boston City Hall flagpole: ~40 years
Maine tuition assistance program benefiting religious schools: 41 years.
Guns in post offices: 53 years.
Transporting handguns outside the home (NY): 111 years.
Allowing non-unanimous felony convictions in LA: 120 years.
The “bake the cake” ruling is still in force for 17 years now, despite its clear unconstitutionality.
The First Amendment specifically refers to acts of Congress, not the acts of individual states.
November 20, 2025 at 12:13 am
Henry
But most clauses of the First Amendment have been “incorporated” onto the states by SCOTUS, meaning that states are no freer to violate them than the fedguv is.
To contrast, until the case of McDonald v. Chicago, decided as recently as 2010, NO part of the Second Amendment was incorporated onto the states, and you see where that led us. Now all of it is.
November 18, 2025 at 6:08 pm
cb
Maybe a speed bump, one can hope: Greg Abbott designates Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as transnational criminal organizations.
I also quoted that poem once. In the comments of an article about a woman, who was an admitted nazi, working in a nursing home. All the comments were pretty much “nazis shouldn’t be allowed to have jobs”, although some at least modified that to “where they work with the helpless, because the nazi might start killing them.” Everyone took the “how dare you quote a nazi resister to defend nazis” attitude to my post, except for one. That one person was the only one that understood the point of the poem.
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It’s amazing how simple the concept of free speech is, but how difficult it is for some people to put it into practice.
For the speaker free speech has always been a very simple concept. The difficulty in its application lies in the intentions and or actions of the listener of that speech. How they respond can mean the difference between an animated conversation and a violent death.
Oh, and Zed does appear to be a man with a firm yet delicate grasp of his surroundings.
“Firmly” is the only to Rassle that heifer, I believe…. And a good time was had by all!!
I get tired of the republican circular firing squads. Why work together when they can spend so much time finding something to bitch at each other about.
The problem is, sadly, systemic.
The circular firing squads are a direct result of the corruption of our educational system.
Thanks to the Liberal takeover of the Institutions, the Trivium hasn’t been taught nor its lessons applied for generations.
Had these lessons been available, all would be facing in just one direction, that is toward the problem at hand, at any given time.
The left are leftists because they were indoctrinated by the education system.
The right comes from two main camps: those born into it and those who broke the indoctrination.
That’s why there is more diversity of thought on the right. That’s also why there is more infighting.
Yup.
Quote is from Martin Niemoeller not Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist.
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.
—Martin Niemöller
Thanks for the correction. Bonhoeffer wrote an essay about stupidity and how so called intelligent people can be led down a path of destruction if I am correct. He was imprisoned and I suspect he was killed in revenge since it was just a few weeks before liberation by the Allies.
My brain, my brain! Damn. Thanks for the correction!
Hah! I was wondering what the connection to Bonhoeffer was!
It’s not that you’re ‘for Israel’ or ‘against Zionism’, it’s that you aren’t following the word of the day and therefore untrustworthy to the party.
Up here, legislation is making it’ way through that will allow the gov’t of the day to decide without recourse who is saying anything ‘inappropriate’ and punish them for their insolence by removing their internet access and quite probably access to their bank accounts. Public shaming at the stocks is very likely next.
Free speech includes by default, the necessity of your hearing speech that doesn’t align with your beliefs. Oh well, life sucks, get used to it, go sulk in the corner for awhile then come back out when you’re ready to deal with everyone else.
I have to constantly listen to islamic threats and declarations that ‘this is our country now’ and we now have no-go zones…all approved by the liebral govt’s of the day for the last fifteen years.
There’s a case wending its’ way through the courts now on the legitimacy of sharia law and several cabinet ministers are on record as saying they support it.
The police in Toronto forcibly stopped a man from playing the National anthem near a flag rasing ceremony…the ‘palestinian’ flag, raised by a group that is officially listed as a terrorist organization subject to sanction but that the PM seems to think are his best bet for re-election…It’s only a matter of time before the country is renamed Canuckistan and red and white burqas are mandated wear…forcibly mandated…with a maple leaf and crescent on them.
Texas is turning muslim fast with exploding numbers of mosques and sharia ‘courts’. It’s them or us.
Let’s make sure it is ‘them’, NOT us.
Do a “Howard Roark” (Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead) on those mosques and anything “sharia”.
Governor Abbott is leading the resistance to the “islamification” of Texas.
Whistling in the hurricane. We should build airstrips near the Canuckistan border like we did along the East coast during WWII. And lots and lots of A-10’s. The Southern border also really. Napalm is good to have.
I hate to say it Chris, I’ve followed DbD for many years. But when you start defending Fuentes, you start losing me.
Let me clarify my above post. I fully support Fuentes’ right to speak out., My personal view is that Fuentes is not a good man. But I’d rather hear a rattlesnake so I know where it is before it strikes. I feel the same way toward Fuentes.
We need to hear from people we don’t necessarily agree with-as Sam and Zed work it out. Otherwise, a sort of echo chamber. That’s why Blood is in there-contrast is needed. Is he playing 4d chess? Is he truly bad? Somewhere in between?
Exercising the old noodle!
Which anti-American idiots in Congress put up a bill to “cancel the First Amendment?” They deserve to be ridiculed and “primaried” next year.
Such a bill would never get to the floor of the House. The Constitution cannot be amended (or an Amendment repealed) by the simple passing of a bill.
“The Constitution cannot be amended (or an Amendment repealed) by the simple passing of a bill.”
But history proves that it can, for an awfully long time.
Unconstitutional prohibitions on:
Exceeding worship occupancy (cap) during COVID (MA, NY): most of a year.
Religious flags on the Boston City Hall flagpole: ~40 years
Maine tuition assistance program benefiting religious schools: 41 years.
Guns in post offices: 53 years.
Transporting handguns outside the home (NY): 111 years.
Allowing non-unanimous felony convictions in LA: 120 years.
The “bake the cake” ruling is still in force for 17 years now, despite its clear unconstitutionality.
The First Amendment specifically refers to acts of Congress, not the acts of individual states.
But most clauses of the First Amendment have been “incorporated” onto the states by SCOTUS, meaning that states are no freer to violate them than the fedguv is.
https://firstamendment.mtsu.edu/article/incorporation-of-the-first-amendment/
To contrast, until the case of McDonald v. Chicago, decided as recently as 2010, NO part of the Second Amendment was incorporated onto the states, and you see where that led us. Now all of it is.
Maybe a speed bump, one can hope: Greg Abbott designates Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR as transnational criminal organizations.
I also quoted that poem once. In the comments of an article about a woman, who was an admitted nazi, working in a nursing home. All the comments were pretty much “nazis shouldn’t be allowed to have jobs”, although some at least modified that to “where they work with the helpless, because the nazi might start killing them.” Everyone took the “how dare you quote a nazi resister to defend nazis” attitude to my post, except for one. That one person was the only one that understood the point of the poem.