tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post3330969424409035042..comments2023-11-05T22:12:50.570+11:00Comments on Daphne Anson: "Truth & Liberty Are Stronger Than You, & So Am I" (videos)Daphne Ansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-86337604407166908792016-12-11T21:33:45.121+11:002016-12-11T21:33:45.121+11:00I hasten to add that Andrew Bolt is not an 'en...I hasten to add that Andrew Bolt is not an 'enemy' of Jews and Israel. On the contrary!Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-32143317072524976352016-12-11T21:32:02.381+11:002016-12-11T21:32:02.381+11:00I tend to agree, Shtrudel. It is instructive and ...I tend to agree, Shtrudel. It is instructive and even empowering Ito use a current buzzword that I usully avoid)to know what the other side is thinking. Here in Australia a piece of legislation known as 18C has been used to prosecute the conservative columnist Andrew Bolt, and while most Jewish communal bodies want to retain the legislation, many Jews (and others, of course) support its repeal.Daphne Ansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12297188759548931101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-971541537715440752.post-7488453730123576852016-12-11T17:31:39.813+11:002016-12-11T17:31:39.813+11:00For my own reasons I used to believe that the Euro...For my own reasons I used to believe that the European version of somewhat limited freedom of speech was superior to the US version (which is practically unfettered)...<br /><br />I have since changed my mind for 2 reasons:<br /><br />1) I'd rather know exactly what a hater believes as expressed by himself then to have to try and "decipher" certain codes...<br /><br />2) When speech is limited by law to abstain from certain subjects it comes down to the judiciary (which, more often then not tend to be more "leftist") to define what's acceptable speech and what isn't...<br /><br />So, while as the son of a Holocaust surviver I cringe whenever I encounter Holocaust denial, I'd rather have to deal with that then having to deal with judges who seem to think that "Islam" or "Moroccans" is a "race"...<br /><br />The fact of the matter is that while people have been videoed calling explicitly for violence against Jews they have never been prosecuted despite such a call being illegal twice over in The Netherlands (calling for violence and targeting a specific "race") whereas Geert Wilders has now had to defend himself TWICE from accusations that are true only when based upon specific biased interpretations of speech which would be protected speech in the US...Shtrudelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16551674184873541298noreply@blogger.com