Israel/Palestine

Little Tich

(6,171 posts) Mon Oct 31, 2016, 09:15 PM Oct 2016

This message was self-deleted by its author

This message was self-deleted by its author (Little Tich) on Thu Mar 23, 2017, 10:12 AM. When the original post in a discussion thread is self-deleted, the entire discussion thread is automatically locked so new replies cannot be posted.

3 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author (Original Post) Little Tich Oct 2016 OP

Boycotting is an act, not speech. Duh... n/t shira Oct 2016 #1

So is burning a flag. aranthus Nov 2016 #2

the same EU that's allowing Geert Wilders to be tried ericson00 Nov 2016 #3

shira

(30,109 posts)

1. Boycotting is an act, not speech. Duh... n/t

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Mon Oct 31, 2016, 11:03 PM

Oct 2016

aranthus

(3,386 posts)

2. So is burning a flag.

Reply to shira (Reply #1)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 10:18 AM

Nov 2016

The US Supreme court years ago gave up the distinction between words and acts. The defining feature is whether the act is intended to communicate. BDS may fall on the line, but I think any court in the US would say that it's speech. Antisemitic speech to be sure, but still speech.

ericson00

(2,707 posts)

3. the same EU that's allowing Geert Wilders to be tried

Reply to Little Tich (Original post)

Tue Nov 1, 2016, 04:27 PM

Nov 2016

for words, even for ones as stupid as ones he often says, says BDS is OK. Yeuppp.