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Monday, October 22, 2007
Mike Adams :: Townhall.com Columnist
Why Islamic Fascists Get Away With Hate Speech
by Mike Adams
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The similarity between the two principal forms of hate speech is obvious:

They both induce anger in the listener, regardless of whether the speaker expressed his view with any feeling of hatred or animosity.

And this leads to an understanding (see bold sentence below) of the apparent hypocrisy of gays and feminists who a) cry “hate speech” (while actually crying in some cases) against conservatives who do not wish to kill gays and feminists, and b) tolerate “hate speech” by Islamic fascists who really do wish to kill gays and feminists.

Islamic advocacy of violence is not classified as “hate speech” because it induces fear, not anger.

This, of course, explains the failure of speech codes (and probably multi-culturalism in general). Since the enforcement of the codes relies largely on the emotional reaction of the listener rather than the content of the speech, the codes create insurmountable problems within both the First and Fourteenth Amendments.

And, of course, it explains the success of Islamic terrorism. It is indeed a strategy that induces fear in an effort to destroy the proper function of the First Amendment through threats and intimidation too serious to simply ignore.

But, of course, this is not as it should be. And I intend to offer a solution to the problem when I speak during Islamic Fascism Awareness Week. Like true First Amendment terrorists, some Muslims are trying to prevent the week’s events from happening. But the true American patriots who outnumber them will not be deterred. They simply will not provide the fear necessary for the survival of their tyranny and the destruction of our precious liberty.

Dr. Adams’ speech will take place at Clemson University on Thursday, October 25th. It will begin at 7 p.m. in Room 100 of Hunter Hall. Anyone in the audience who does not want to risk being shot should wear an orange cap.

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Mike Adams is a criminology professor at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and author of Feminists Say the Darndest Things: A Politically Incorrect Professor Confronts "Womyn" On Campus.
 
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Nobody insults properly these days. . .
Or almost nobody, anyway. It seems that most descend to the adult equivalent of "you're ugly!", and "you're fat!", and "your mother!" Honestly, if you're going to insult someone, (and this goes for both sides of the spectrum here)at least do it in a clever and witty manner.

Winston Churchill, now, was a master of the art of the calculated retort. He knew how to turn the words of enemies against them. Funny, though, that his exchange with the Lady Aster would be considered hate speech today:

Lady Aster: "Mr. Churchill, were I your wife I should poison your tea!"

Churchill: "Madam, were I your husband, I should drink it!"

For the record, Lilly certainly is civil in all her discourses I have seen. I don't agree with her on a lot of things, but I can respect her because she makes the effort to think things through. (Something that a lot of people on both sides sometimes seem to fail to do.) Regardless of whether I think she has the right answer, she has my respect.

Lilly and Gestell,
It's funny how you talk of how uncivil town hallers are but don't mention 95% percent of the liberals who post here, who do nothing but insult and call names. However, we must not be all that bad as you continue to read the articles and post here daily. I'd say your observations are just a little biased.
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