strudelman

168747 pts ยท March 2, 2014


*funny pictures

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

We're kept in small plastic balls and only let out to fight with each other.

7 years ago | Likes 14 Dislikes 0

Diamonds are forever

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Wait, there was an election?

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Don't get rid of Apu. Just get rid of the Simpsons. It hasn't been good for decades.

7 years ago | Likes 115 Dislikes 31

What tipped you off? The "sexy feet," or the "suckmytoesslut?"

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

Does...godzilla vote?

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Obviously she misspelled it to throw people off the scent.

7 years ago | Likes 33 Dislikes 1

The larger child, I think.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 1

But that's the core notion of the marketplace of ideas, which freedom of speech must protect to be meaningful.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Within the context of ideas, at least, communicating what you believe to be true. Not covering threats.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

2) person," but not "you cannot say -this.-" That is the vital difference that the ECHR fails to protect.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No. But it does provide absolutist protection for -ideas.- Laws may say "you cannot say this now," or "here," or "repeatedly to this

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Not much of a warlord to be honest. Only led twelve men, and they barely conquered anybody.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

The relevant part being that the communication of a sincerely-believed idea is not a crime. (Though in the past it sometimes has been)

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

"You can say what you want, unless we make it illegal" is a worthless guarantee, basically.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

It's not hard to get, it's just clearly not freedom of speech in any meaningful sense.

7 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Danger is my middle name.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 5

Not politicians, just internet people.

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Particularly, in the US, the protection for one's ability to communicate a sincerely-believed idea is pretty absolute.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

No, I am Spartacus.

7 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 3

Then (2) is a long list of all the reasons why, in fact, you don't.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

I mean, have you seen article 10? It begins very nicely with 1. "Everyone has the right to freedom of expression."

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

A non-absolutist protection for speech ends up only protecting the speech nobody wants to take away anyway. As we see here.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 1

I'd certainly hope not.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Demanding that people ignore listed requirements or lie, basically. :|

7 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Yeah, I wasn't thrilled with that as a source myself.

7 years ago | Likes 4 Dislikes 0

Well, Muhammad might have been able to bring suit against her for it, but I think he'd probably have a tough time of winning.

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Actually, it's on the ECHR page itself. https://www.echr.coe.int Go to Recent Judgements, then E.S. vs Austria.

7 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

That's a good question. It seems like a professional source, but it's odd that I can't find any direct western media about it.

7 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0