A video interview of the person who created a bumper sticker reading, “I love freedom more than I hate Islam”.
Posts under ‘Liberty’
For CoExistence, Against Allen West (Congressional Bumper Sticker)
What’s the opposite of coexistence? Domination. Suppression. Elimination. Extermination. Are these American values? Do we want them represented in Congress? Allen West, the Republican Party nominee for Congress in Florida’s 22nd District, has made a speech publicly railing against the idea of coexistence: As I was driving up here today, I saw that bumper sticker [...]
Support Free Speech? Then Let the Mosque Be.
Do you support the Constitution? Do you support the First Amendment? Do you support freedom of speech? Do you support freedom for everybody, not just for yourself, and not just for people you agree with? If you support Free Speech, let the mosque be. You don’t have to like it. You don’t have to approve [...]
Get Your Bible Off My Body
As far as these religious zealots are concerned, there’s only one right way to do things: Their way, as defined by the rules made by shepherds thousands of years ago.
If You Oppose the Patriot Act, Don’t Vote for Martha Coakley
In a December 1, 2009 debate, Massachusetts Senate candidate Martha Coakley declared that the Patriot Act was all about protecting Americans’ civil liberties. This isn’t the first time Martha Coakley has said lovely things about the Patriot Act: she sung its praises back in 2005 as well. Has Martha Coakley been SLEEPING since 2001? Since [...]
Real Patriots Don’t Need An Act
Good senators like Russ Feingold and Dick Durbin supported an amendment that would have at least guaranteed that the Patriot Act’s worst powers would only be used in cases of suspected terrorism or foreign spying, but their amendment was dismissed.
Book Burners for Palin
A large segment of the population of the United States agrees with Sarah Palin. They love the idea of censoring books and other forms of free speech. They believe that it’s the government’s job to protect people from dissent.
Can You Fight Terror By Torturing People?
The Republicans continue to insist that they need to torture, or as they say “use extreme interrogation methods”, in order to defeat terror. They don’t appear to grasp the irony that the very purpose of torture is to increase terror, not to defeat it. How can you fight terror by torturing people? You can’t.
