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Comment author: Morendil 25 January 2012 06:36:34PM 2 points [-]

We've already had one extended debate about this one. Reminds me of the Thought Police section of this recent post.

Comment author: ciphergoth 25 January 2012 09:04:47PM 9 points [-]

That may have been inspired by this blog post:

In each case, you don't struggle to find great legions of table-thumping hacks loudly demanding to be allowed to speak about these issues without being crushed by the mighty machine of modern liberalism. They're all over the broadcast and print media, bleating about their fictional victimisation.

Let's be blunt here. If the PC Brigade are strangling discussion of these controversial issues, they're not very good at it, are they? I mean, at present, they can't even get a light entertainer sacked for saying he wants to see innocent citizens shot dead in front of their families. A terrifying New-Age Gestapo, this is not.

Comment author: MBlume 26 January 2012 04:13:24AM 1 point [-]

I know this is irrelevant, but I skimmed the article looking for context and couldn't work out which light entertainer they were referring to -- do you happen to know?

Comment author: ciphergoth 26 January 2012 07:59:16AM 0 points [-]

Jeremy Clarkson: http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/video/2011/dec/01/jeremy-clarkson-strikers-shot-video

Comment author: steven0461 26 January 2012 12:00:24AM 5 points [-]

Your and ciphergoth's links hardly inspire confidence that such thoughts would be met with calm and fair-minded criticism.

Comment author: ahartell 25 January 2012 06:46:18PM 2 points [-]

Do you have a link? What was said?

Comment author: Morendil 25 January 2012 07:12:50PM 0 points [-]

See here for instance.

Comment author: ahartell 26 January 2012 12:50:08AM 0 points [-]

Thank you.

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