our absolute right to free speech the ability to publicly share ideas a right
ability to publicly share ideas a right
ability to publicly share ideas a right that is absolutely protected by the
that is absolutely protected by the
that is absolutely protected by the First Amendment is civil society’s
First Amendment is civil society’s
First Amendment is civil society’s immune system it’s not just ideal it’s
immune system it’s not just ideal it’s
immune system it’s not just ideal it’s necessary to ensure a healthy society we
necessary to ensure a healthy society we
necessary to ensure a healthy society we are more secure safer and stronger when
are more secure safer and stronger when
are more secure safer and stronger when any idea philosophy however repugnant is
any idea philosophy however repugnant is
any idea philosophy however repugnant is exposed to sunlight and debate last
exposed to sunlight and debate last
exposed to sunlight and debate last August in Charlottesville Virginia
August in Charlottesville Virginia
August in Charlottesville Virginia a group of self-described white
a group of self-described white
a group of self-described white nationalists when marching through the
nationalists when marching through the
nationalists when marching through the streets waving torches and shouting
streets waving torches and shouting
streets waving torches and shouting slogans associated with Nazis protesters
slogans associated with Nazis protesters
slogans associated with Nazis protesters predictably appeared and one of those
predictably appeared and one of those
predictably appeared and one of those protesters was murdered when a man
protesters was murdered when a man
protesters was murdered when a man sympathetic with the white nationalists
sympathetic with the white nationalists
sympathetic with the white nationalists drove his car into their crowd hate
drove his car into their crowd hate
drove his car into their crowd hate speech killed that woman
speech killed that woman
speech killed that woman people said ironically excusing the
people said ironically excusing the
people said ironically excusing the murderer himself and my Facebook feed
murderer himself and my Facebook feed
murderer himself and my Facebook feed was suddenly filled with my friends on
was suddenly filled with my friends on
was suddenly filled with my friends on the Left demanding that we water down
the Left demanding that we water down
the Left demanding that we water down the First Amendment by outlawing hate
the First Amendment by outlawing hate
the First Amendment by outlawing hate speech
speech
speech there is one meme in particular that
there is one meme in particular that
there is one meme in particular that caught my attention and it went
caught my attention and it went
caught my attention and it went something like this
something like this
something like this Nazism is illegal in Germany flying Nazi
Nazism is illegal in Germany flying Nazi
Nazism is illegal in Germany flying Nazi flags and giving Nazi greetings is
flags and giving Nazi greetings is
flags and giving Nazi greetings is illegal in Germany so why isn’t the KKK
illegal in Germany so why isn’t the KKK
illegal in Germany so why isn’t the KKK unconstitutional here
unconstitutional here
unconstitutional here why aren’t white hoods and white
why aren’t white hoods and white
why aren’t white hoods and white supremacist propaganda illegal in
supremacist propaganda illegal in
supremacist propaganda illegal in America why because Germany is ashamed
America why because Germany is ashamed
America why because Germany is ashamed of its bigotry and America is proud of
of its bigotry and America is proud of
of its bigotry and America is proud of now this ladies and gentlemen is
now this ladies and gentlemen is
now this ladies and gentlemen is ridiculous Germany outlaws Nazi speech
ridiculous Germany outlaws Nazi speech
ridiculous Germany outlaws Nazi speech because on some level Germans don’t
because on some level Germans don’t
because on some level Germans don’t trust themselves a society that bans
trust themselves a society that bans
trust themselves a society that bans speech is a society that is so terrified
speech is a society that is so terrified
speech is a society that is so terrified that it can be seduced by evil that it
that it can be seduced by evil that it
that it can be seduced by evil that it tries to hide itself away in a bubble
tries to hide itself away in a bubble
tries to hide itself away in a bubble and pretend that bad things bad ideas
and pretend that bad things bad ideas
and pretend that bad things bad ideas and bad people don’t even exist
and bad people don’t even exist
and bad people don’t even exist only the timid and the fearful demand
only the timid and the fearful demand
only the timid and the fearful demand that the government
that the government
that the government people with guns prevent bad ideas from
people with guns prevent bad ideas from
people with guns prevent bad ideas from being spoken aloud and history is
being spoken aloud and history is
being spoken aloud and history is littered with the regrets of people who
littered with the regrets of people who
littered with the regrets of people who have had that wish fulfilled here in
have had that wish fulfilled here in
have had that wish fulfilled here in America most of us are so confident in
America most of us are so confident in
America most of us are so confident in our society’s ability to resist evil
our society’s ability to resist evil
our society’s ability to resist evil that we’re not afraid to hear it spoken
that we’re not afraid to hear it spoken
that we’re not afraid to hear it spoken aloud and we are right the reason we can
aloud and we are right the reason we can
aloud and we are right the reason we can be unafraid is because the exposure to
be unafraid is because the exposure to
be unafraid is because the exposure to offensive ideas and more importantly the
offensive ideas and more importantly the
offensive ideas and more importantly the ability of other people to refute those
ability of other people to refute those
ability of other people to refute those ideas inoculates us it makes us stronger
ideas inoculates us it makes us stronger
ideas inoculates us it makes us stronger and more resistant so we’re gonna test
and more resistant so we’re gonna test
and more resistant so we’re gonna test that theory here today with a couple of
that theory here today with a couple of
that theory here today with a couple of people who are associated with the
people who are associated with the
people who are associated with the university of nevada and reno and we’re
university of nevada and reno and we’re
university of nevada and reno and we’re gonna start with this guy this is former
gonna start with this guy this is former
gonna start with this guy this is former university student peters fatahna bitch
university student peters fatahna bitch
university student peters fatahna bitch who was marching with the white
who was marching with the white
who was marching with the white nationalists in Charlottesville so let’s
nationalists in Charlottesville so let’s
nationalists in Charlottesville so let’s share his ideas today
share his ideas today
share his ideas today that skin color matters that white
that skin color matters that white
that skin color matters that white people need to march through the streets
people need to march through the streets
people need to march through the streets waving torches to stick up for their
waving torches to stick up for their
waving torches to stick up for their race this audience is America is there
race this audience is America is there
race this audience is America is there anybody here who’s proud of this guy’s
anybody here who’s proud of this guy’s
anybody here who’s proud of this guy’s bigotry is there anybody here who
bigotry is there anybody here who
bigotry is there anybody here who suddenly been converted to this
suddenly been converted to this
suddenly been converted to this repugnant point of view simply by having
repugnant point of view simply by having
repugnant point of view simply by having been exposed to it is anybody that weak
been exposed to it is anybody that weak
been exposed to it is anybody that weak willed has this caused anybody to lose
willed has this caused anybody to lose
willed has this caused anybody to lose control of themselves I don’t see cars
control of themselves I don’t see cars
control of themselves I don’t see cars driving through the crowd so it’s good
driving through the crowd so it’s good
driving through the crowd so it’s good know riding no chairs are on fire now
know riding no chairs are on fire now
know riding no chairs are on fire now later interviews that this young man
later interviews that this young man
later interviews that this young man shown to be what he is pitiable and
shown to be what he is pitiable and
shown to be what he is pitiable and foolish he’s only scary in the dark of
foolish he’s only scary in the dark of
foolish he’s only scary in the dark of night when we can’t see who and what he
night when we can’t see who and what he
night when we can’t see who and what he actually is and his ideas like all
actually is and his ideas like all
actually is and his ideas like all disgusting things only grow and thrive
disgusting things only grow and thrive
disgusting things only grow and thrive and dark dank and hidden away places
and dark dank and hidden away places
and dark dank and hidden away places there’s an online petition to actually
there’s an online petition to actually
there’s an online petition to actually get him expelled from school or to get
get him expelled from school or to get
get him expelled from school or to get him fired from his job at the University
him fired from his job at the University
him fired from his job at the University the latest gentleman we want to see him
the latest gentleman we want to see him
the latest gentleman we want to see him in the light of day we want to hear his
in the light of day we want to hear his
in the light of day we want to hear his ideas put up against better ones because
ideas put up against better ones because
ideas put up against better ones because sunlight is
sunlight is
sunlight is the best disinfectant seeing it exposing
the best disinfectant seeing it exposing
the best disinfectant seeing it exposing it examining it laughing at it that’s
it examining it laughing at it that’s
it examining it laughing at it that’s how you make ideas like this lose power
how you make ideas like this lose power
how you make ideas like this lose power and that’s how an idea like that could
and that’s how an idea like that could
and that’s how an idea like that could take control of the government populace
take control of the government populace
take control of the government populace of a country like Germany that was
of a country like Germany that was
of a country like Germany that was afraid but it can never happen here as
afraid but it can never happen here as
afraid but it can never happen here as long as we remain proud and confident of
long as we remain proud and confident of
long as we remain proud and confident of our freedoms so then we have this guy
our freedoms so then we have this guy
our freedoms so then we have this guy professional football player Colin
professional football player Colin
professional football player Colin Kaepernick who’s a 2010 graduate of the
Kaepernick who’s a 2010 graduate of the
Kaepernick who’s a 2010 graduate of the University of Nevada
University of Nevada
University of Nevada now kneeling as he’s doing in this
now kneeling as he’s doing in this
now kneeling as he’s doing in this picture for the national anthem is
picture for the national anthem is
picture for the national anthem is deeply offensive to a lot of people and
deeply offensive to a lot of people and
deeply offensive to a lot of people and I’m one of them I’m a veteran of three
I’m one of them I’m a veteran of three
I’m one of them I’m a veteran of three military deployments
military deployments
military deployments it’s obviously not anywhere near as
it’s obviously not anywhere near as
it’s obviously not anywhere near as disgusting as a white supremacist
disgusting as a white supremacist
disgusting as a white supremacist shouting Nazi slogans but there are
shouting Nazi slogans but there are
shouting Nazi slogans but there are people out there who think this needs to
people out there who think this needs to
people out there who think this needs to be shut down that this represents some
be shut down that this represents some
be shut down that this represents some kind of threat to the Republic we see
kind of threat to the Republic we see
kind of threat to the Republic we see this debate come up periodically when
this debate come up periodically when
this debate come up periodically when politicians mostly those on the right
politicians mostly those on the right
politicians mostly those on the right vote for constitutional amendments which
vote for constitutional amendments which
vote for constitutional amendments which would ban flag burning but I think it’s
would ban flag burning but I think it’s
would ban flag burning but I think it’s a great opportunity to try this
a great opportunity to try this
a great opportunity to try this experiment again so who in this audience
experiment again so who in this audience
experiment again so who in this audience has now been inspired by mr. Kaepernick
has now been inspired by mr. Kaepernick
has now been inspired by mr. Kaepernick to renounce their patriotism or to
to renounce their patriotism or to
to renounce their patriotism or to commit treason against the United States
commit treason against the United States
commit treason against the United States of America is there anybody down for a
of America is there anybody down for a
of America is there anybody down for a little armed overthrow of our government
little armed overthrow of our government
little armed overthrow of our government it’s institutions for those of us who
it’s institutions for those of us who
it’s institutions for those of us who are offended
are offended
are offended still no rioting I don’t see any chairs
still no rioting I don’t see any chairs
still no rioting I don’t see any chairs on fire now I think mr. Kaepernick is
on fire now I think mr. Kaepernick is
on fire now I think mr. Kaepernick is foolish for this this is a guy that
foolish for this this is a guy that
foolish for this this is a guy that didn’t even bother to vote in the last
didn’t even bother to vote in the last
didn’t even bother to vote in the last presidential election nonetheless he’s
presidential election nonetheless he’s
presidential election nonetheless he’s risen to the top of American society and
risen to the top of American society and
risen to the top of American society and made millions of dollars based on his
made millions of dollars based on his
made millions of dollars based on his talent and hard work he’s clearly
talent and hard work he’s clearly
talent and hard work he’s clearly ignorant of the tens of millions of
ignorant of the tens of millions of
ignorant of the tens of millions of people worldwide that American power
people worldwide that American power
people worldwide that American power both hard and soft has liberated from
both hard and soft has liberated from
both hard and soft has liberated from the murder of Nazism in the slavery of
the murder of Nazism in the slavery of
the murder of Nazism in the slavery of international communism and I think he’s
international communism and I think he’s
international communism and I think he’s also ignorant of the good work tens of
also ignorant of the good work tens of
also ignorant of the good work tens of thousands of community police officers
thousands of community police officers
thousands of community police officers do every single day in this country this
do every single day in this country this
do every single day in this country this ladies and gentlemen is
ladies and gentlemen is
ladies and gentlemen is self-aggrandizing nonsense he’s not
self-aggrandizing nonsense he’s not
self-aggrandizing nonsense he’s not risking any
risking any
risking any thing the only thing he did was make
thing the only thing he did was make
thing the only thing he did was make himself marginally more relevant on the
himself marginally more relevant on the
himself marginally more relevant on the back end of a short football career but
back end of a short football career but
back end of a short football career but the thing that I think is worst of all
the thing that I think is worst of all
the thing that I think is worst of all is that the way he went about this
is that the way he went about this
is that the way he went about this protest invited such a push back that
protest invited such a push back that
protest invited such a push back that actually makes it harder to address
actually makes it harder to address
actually makes it harder to address truly legitimate concerns that his
truly legitimate concerns that his
truly legitimate concerns that his protests might otherwise represent but
protests might otherwise represent but
protests might otherwise represent but banning him hiding him away punishing
banning him hiding him away punishing
banning him hiding him away punishing him making him a martyr our country is
him making him a martyr our country is
him making him a martyr our country is so strong that it can withstand
so strong that it can withstand
so strong that it can withstand criticism both legitimate and
criticism both legitimate and
criticism both legitimate and illegitimate our country isn’t a song or
illegitimate our country isn’t a song or
illegitimate our country isn’t a song or a piece of cloth it’s an idea and it’s
a piece of cloth it’s an idea and it’s
a piece of cloth it’s an idea and it’s the idea that freedom self perpetuates
the idea that freedom self perpetuates
the idea that freedom self perpetuates it’s the idea that we don’t give a
it’s the idea that we don’t give a
it’s the idea that we don’t give a politician that we like the power to
politician that we like the power to
politician that we like the power to shut down the wrong ideas because that
shut down the wrong ideas because that
shut down the wrong ideas because that means someday a politician will come
means someday a politician will come
means someday a politician will come along that we don’t like and he’ll have
along that we don’t like and he’ll have
along that we don’t like and he’ll have that same power and so with that in mind
that same power and so with that in mind
that same power and so with that in mind let’s do one more experiment who here
let’s do one more experiment who here
let’s do one more experiment who here today is willing to give President Trump
today is willing to give President Trump
today is willing to give President Trump the power to a decide what speech is
the power to a decide what speech is
the power to a decide what speech is okay and be the power to decide or the
okay and be the power to decide or the
okay and be the power to decide or the power to punish speech he doesn’t think
power to punish speech he doesn’t think
power to punish speech he doesn’t think is okay me either
is okay me either
is okay me either thank you very much ladies gentlemen
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