Oh Canada

It's Canada... they don't protest violently there.

But I have to wonder who would go to listen to her speak...
Coulter has made a career of outrageous statements, including her post-9/11 call for Islamic countries to be invaded, their leaders killed and all Muslims converted to Christianity.

In 2007 she said, "If we took away women's right to vote, we'd never have to worry about another Democrat president."
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I mean, other than Neo-Nazis, misogynists and the KKK.
 
valkyrie said:
It's Canada... they don't protest violently there.
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No?
He said some demonstrators swarmed the event, making it "a situation the security and police advised was untenable for safety reasons."
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Free speech is, or isn't. When it comes to right-wing ideology, apparently, it isn't.
 
http://www.anncoulter.com/


What other speakers get a warning not to promote hatred? Did Francois A. Houle send a similarly worded letter to Israel-hater Omar Barghouti before he spoke last year at U of Ottawa? ("Ottawa": Indian for "Land of the Bed-Wetters.")

How about Angela Davis, Communist Party member and former Black Panther who spoke at the University of Zero just last month?

Or do only conservatives get letters admonishing them to be civil? Or -- my suspicion -- is it only conservative women who fuel Francois' rage?

How about sending a letter to all Muslim speakers advising them to please bathe once a week while in Canada? Would that constitute a hate crime?

At the risk of violating anyone's positive space, what happened to Canada? How did the country that gave us Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Martin Short, Dan Aykroyd and Catherine O'Hara suddenly become a bunch of whining crybabies?

Want to hear my favorite Canadian joke? OK, here goes: Francois Houle! I never get tired of that one.
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Gonz said:
No?


Free speech is, or isn't. When it comes to right-wing ideology...
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awwww, those poor little oppressed right wingers! everybody else is working against you!

why would laws against hate speech happen to coincide with right wing blather...? hmmm, i really wonder on that one....

but, really, they shoulda let her speak. just like the KKK has a right to be heard, even though they are dipshits.
 
Gonz said:
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Free speech is, or isn't. When it comes to right-wing ideology, apparently, it isn't.
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Gonz... they're Canadians. :lol: What are they gonna do? Really. :rofl2:
If this had occurred in the US there would have been cause for concern... but... it's Canada. They'll make some signs, shout a little, then go home to watch hockey (or soccer) with a beer or two, eh.

(No offense intended, Bish!)
 
2minkey said:
why would laws against hate speech happen to coincide with right wing blather...? hmmm, i really wonder on that one....
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Because the left finds emotions more fitting than thought.

If it makes you feel uncomfortable, it must be hateful.
 
Gonz said:
Because the left finds emotions more fitting than thought.

If it makes you feel uncomfortable, it must be hateful.
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It's not confined to Left... a fine example representing the Right: "Tea Party Patriots".

With regards to Ann Coulter, I don't think anyone should care here. We (the USA) have lived with hate speech and hate mongers for a long time. We've learned that it is better to allow for Free Speech than to begin that slippery slope of censorship.

Long live The Constitution!
 
Gonz said:
Because the left finds emotions more fitting than thought.
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really? is that why all them baggers get in a big emo-mob tizzy when their caribou barbie throws out meaningless slogans?

remember gonz, freedom isn't free!!!!!!
 
That's right minks. It takes individuals & groups to stand up & let their voice(s) be heard. Go ahead & go back to your 6-figure job. We'll take care of it.
 
so your mob of swirling peons will do what, again? you think that's how real power works? through the seething and silly? hardly. best of luck.
 
*ashamed*

My bad. We should continue to blow our estemmed leaders & hope they cum on our face with their brilliance.
 
Limiting free speech has always been a Canadian function. What do we expect of those who still cling to the same types we threw off two centuries ago?

But how will they enforce their speech laws against their citizens? After all, "It's Canada... they don't protest violently there."

SOURCE

RCMP to unleash new armoured vehicles on Metro Vancouver streets

Vancouver SunMarch 23, 2010

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METRO VANCOUVER -- People shouldn't be surprised to see armoured vehicles travelling Lower Mainland streets.

The RCMP have acquired two Tactical Armoured Vehicles (TAV II) for the Emergency Response Team Program in B.C., Sgt. Peter Thiessen said in a press release Tuesday.

ERT officers will be operating the vehicles on the streets to provide for public awareness, and also to gain experience driving the vehicles, Thiessen said.

The TAV IIs, which were acquired at no cost, were used by the Canadian Forces, and are also known as Cougar Armoured Vehicle General Purpose, Thiessen said. The vehicles have been retrofitted for RCMP use.

"The TAV IIs may be deployed in a variety of environments in response to threatening situations where the safety and security of RCMP officers

and/or the public is at risk," Thiessen said.

The TAV IIs do not contain any weapon systems, and their main purpose is the safe transportation of police officers, including bullet-proof cover. The vehicles are six-wheel drive, all-terrain vehicles for use in urban and rural locations.

The TAV IIs could be used in any police or rescue situation in B.C. and will be kept at various locations in the Lower Mainland, Thiessen said.
© Copyright (c) The Vancouver Sun
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yeah every time i go to canada it sure seems like a police state to me.:erm:

that big armored truck thingy is scary.

i bet they've got less that half of the amount of that kind of thing per capita that we have in the US.
 
jimpeel said:
Limiting free speech has always been a Canadian function. What do we expect of those who still cling to the same types we threw off two centuries ago?

But how will they enforce their speech laws against their citizens? After all, "It's Canada... they don't protest violently there."

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Wow... Canada owns tanks? :lol: Should we be worried? :p Watch out everyone! Canada is going to invade! :lol2: :rofl: :rofl2: :rofl3:
 
1) When you leave your country, you do NOT export your laws, rights and freedoms wherever you go. You either follow the laws of the country where you are visiting, or you face prosecution and expulsion from those countries.

2) The V.P. of UoO personally decided to write to MsCoulter to remind her on our laws because she'd already shown at another University in Canada, that she does not respect those laws.
"I hereby encourage you to educate yourself, if need be, as to what is acceptable in Canada and to do so before your planned visit here," University of Ottawa academic vice president François Houle wrote.

"Promoting hatred against any identifiable group would not only be considered inappropriate, but could in fact lead to criminal charges."
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3) We value freedom of speech (Which is why she's continuing her tour of Canadian Universities and other meeting places) - but we do have restrictions, much like the USA does.
4) We also value freedom of protest/assembly... which is why so many people showed up to protest against her presence.
5) SHE cancelled her speech...Canada did not. She could've continued with her speech but chose not to do so.
6) If Canada did not want her to speak, we could've simply refused her entry into Canada.
 
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