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Israel/Palestine

Beastly Boy

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5. It does indeed. So does a children's book titled "From the River to the sea"

Reply to Israeli (Reply #4)

Tue Feb 11, 2025, 10:23 AM

Feb 11

Freedom of speech is not absolute. It doesn't cover indoctrination into the culture of violence.

Did the book warrant the fascist response? Absolutely not. But it does warrant just a bit of a condemnation when fascism is the theme.

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Strange language for a Jew Mosby Israeli Feb 11 #3

Sounds really fascist don't it? Eko Feb 10 #2

Yes it does Israeli Feb 11 #4

It does indeed. So does a children's book titled "From the River to the sea" Beastly Boy Feb 11 #5

Free speech is free speech Israeli Feb 11 #6

Not all speech is free speech. Beastly Boy Feb 11 #7

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