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01-09-2015, 09:25 PM | #185 (permalink) |
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The ideas of "Freedom of Speech" and "Democracy"? Ancient Greece? Not ringing any bells? It was also a central part of life and law within ancient Rome (during the Republic period, anyway. Afterwards, it depended on the emperor). Couldn't go five steps without walking into a forum.
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01-09-2015, 09:53 PM | #186 (permalink) |
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democracy flourished in athens for a very short time... as for guaranteed free speech for the populous i'm really not sure that they ever made a point of it. maybe you know more about it than i do but i've never heard that. i'd like some historical sources if you have them.
like the roman republic for instance... saying the wrong thing there could get you killed from what i've read. yea rich landowners had some right to voice their opinion in that establishment sure. but that's not really on the level of what i'm talking about. i mean i'm sure the idea of free speech goes way back but i'm talking about putting it to practice. even the united states didn't respect free speech during the first world war. people talked about it for a long time before we ever really saw any results. Last edited by John Wilkes Booth; 01-09-2015 at 10:03 PM. |
01-10-2015, 03:09 AM | #188 (permalink) | |
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It's like a punchline to bad joke. Two muslims walk in a bar after reading Charlie Habdo and kill 12 people and the punchline is that if any religion deserves to be mocked it's Christianity. Honestly I don't know why when speaking about two men going on a killing spree the conclusion is Christianity should deserve more mockery.
Before Being Killed, Children Told ISIS: Where are the #Je suis Iraqi Christian or #Je suis Pakistani student?
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