Posted by KL Johnson on December 19, 2013 · 3 Comments
Here’s the gist: with the Phil “Duck Dynasty” Robertson controversy over homophobic and racist comments in a recent interview with GQ Magazine, it is private “hate speech”, not public “free speech” that we are dealing with; there is a monumental difference. How is it that the First Amendment is so universally misunderstood? I’ve read it all over the last day: “Phil is just speaking his mind!” “Phil can say whatever he damn well wants because of the First Amendment!” “Phil’s being punished for agreeing with the Bible!” (my personal favorite); “Just because Phil slammed a special interest group…..SMH!” “This is not…
Category Arts & Entertainment, Entertainment, general, News, Rants & Editorials · Tags A&E, A&E Networks, bigotry, Bobby Jindal, cable, civics, Duck Dynasty, evolution, First Amendment, free speech, gay sex, GQ Magazine, hate speech, Homophobia, homosexual, Kardashian, Martin Bashir, Megyn Kelly, Phil Robertson, racism, reality television, Russia, Sarah Palin, sex, slavery, Sochi Olympics, the Bible, Vladimir Putin, Westboro Baptist Church
Posted by KL Johnson on March 25, 2013 · 25 Comments
“We are not endeavoring to chain the future, but to free the present. We are not forging fetters for our children, but we are breaking those our fathers made for us. We are the advocates of inquiry, of investigation and thought. This, of itself, is an admission that we are not perfectly satisfied with all our conclusions.” – Robert Ingersoll FEAR AND FAIRNESS As fallible human beings, we are typically guided by either fear or fairness. Fairness is an inherently American concept that has animated and defined our country from inception. We care deeply about fundamental fairness. And what is…
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