US is losing it bit by bit. A scheduled movie screening of “American Sniper” at the University of Michigan was abruptly cancelled Tuesday after nearly 300 students and others complained the film perpetuates “negative and misleading stereotypes” against Muslims. Now what kind of negative stereotype can a movie show that is not apparent everyday all over the ME ? Is it worse than Syria ? Iraq ? Yemen ? The film follows U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who served four combat tours in Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded two Silver Stars, five Bronze Stars with Valor, two Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals, and one Navy and Marine Corps commendation. Pseudo liberals who actually are Bolsheviks of the worse kind are gaining control over the US way of thinking and are changing the country from inside. http://www.thecollegefix.com/post/21937/
There have already been two threads on this, one on the cancellation and then on the rescheduling of the movie. Here is one link: http://www.politicalforum.com/showthread.php? t=404507&highlight=American+Sniper Of course it is a freedom of speech issue, despite the injured sensibilities of some.
I guess it depends on how you want to frame 'freedom of speech'. From a constitutionally protected right, this has nothing to do with. But, if you want to argue that not being allowed to say anything (or in this case show anything), at any time, without any consequences is a violation of 'freedom of speech', then yes, you have a point. Of course, going by that logic, not being able to go into my V.P.'s office and tell him that he is an incompetent piece of _______, and his wife and daughter are ugly f_____ c_____, without being dismissed, is a freedom of speech issue.
There is almost no limitation on freedom of speech in the US at this point; it is even legal to lie to the public. A showing of this film is legally protected; the university was called on it, and the university backed down. It is extremely difficult to even sue for libel. The common sense example you provide has nothing to do with the government.
Anyone who attempts to ban a movie is an authoritarian (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*). The simple fact the movie has been banned goes to show the ideals these progressives idolize. Why not show the movie? if they oppose it - they don't have to watch it. Of course that isn't good enough for progressives. I'd pull my projector out from across campus and blast it on the side of a building - I'd love to see how the progressive dummies on campus would react to that. Hell, I would give a free projector to anyone who would do that.
Cancelled/banned - none of it matters, it's tyrannical. People just cant mute (*)(*)(*)(*) they don't agree with, and anyone who actually believes they have the right to do so is a totalitarian (*)(*)(*)(*)head. One must have a giant ego to actually believe others should cater to them, and bending to (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)s just empowers them.
So you would have no problem with a movie celebrating 9/11 as a great day for the world or a movie arguing the virtues of NAMBLA?
You ever seen a Michael Moore film? Also are you seriously attempting to compare American Sniper with a movie advocating child sex? If it even matters - no I wouldn't object - there are already documentaries out there that cover both those ideas as it is. Hell progressives embraced a movie to call "to kill a president" which fictionalized the assassination of Geroge Bush.. Truth is progressives just opposed this film because it showed their terrorist buddies heads exploding. We cant have that now can we. Republican presidents fine - but not Islamic terrorists.
No, I'm attempting to show that everyone has something that offends them and that doesn't make them an authoritarian (*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*)(*). Freedom of Speech applies to everyone equally. If you don't like something, it is your right to picket and boycott it and the government can't stop you.
I never implied they shouldn't be allowed to protest. They can protest but they can also show the movie.
