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Israel/Palestine

SoCalMusicLover

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3. What About Here In The U.S.?

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Sat May 28, 2016, 01:25 AM

May 2016

Criticizing is one thing, but wouldn't we have the same Free Speech protection? If so, I guess our policies and laws are as screwed up as theirs. Or perhaps it has something to do with the 1st Amendment.

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In huge blow to Israel, Netherlands declares BDS ‘free speech’ [View all] Little Tich May 2016 OP

That this happened in Sweden is no surprise King_David May 2016 #1

Hate speech like BDS is still protected. aranthus May 2016 #2

What About Here In The U.S.? SoCalMusicLover May 2016 #3

If anything, the EU has stronger laws against hate speech than the US. Little Tich May 2016 #4

Dershowitz? King_David May 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Mosby May 2016 #6

Dershowitz's sin here on DU among those that hate him , is that he's Jewish and a Democrat and a King_David May 2016 #8

I see Dershowitz as a Republican who can't produce a single non-fallacious argument. Little Tich May 2016 #9

Crap ,If your extremist left and hate Israel and Jews then people even see Hillary as a republican. King_David May 2016 #11

You're wrong BDS is protected even though it is antisemitic. aranthus May 2016 #7

Actually, anti-Semitic speech is prohibited in the Netherlands: Little Tich May 2016 #10

Not for long - Gay bashing has become a huge problem in the Netherlands King_David May 2016 #12

Perhaps it's an issue worth looking into. n/t Little Tich May 2016 #13

Ireland has just done the same Little Tich.....nt. Israeli May 2016 #14

Yup. I Just posted an OP about it. n/t Little Tich May 2016 #15