Comments on: Will The Insurgent Protest Itself? http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/ Free Minds, Free Markets, Free Booze Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:10:59 +0000 hourly 1 By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-10176 Timothy Sun, 30 Apr 2006 05:18:03 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-10176 That's called hitting what you shoot at. That’s called hitting what you shoot at.

]]> By: Andy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-10114 Andy Sat, 29 Apr 2006 21:59:36 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-10114 But we still need reasonable gun control... But we still need reasonable gun control…

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-10005 Timothy Fri, 28 Apr 2006 21:13:45 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-10005 My personal opinion is that the 2nd amendment is the most important, because you can defend all the other rights if you're sufficiently armed. My personal opinion is that the 2nd amendment is the most important, because you can defend all the other rights if you’re sufficiently armed.

]]> By: Brezh http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-10003 Brezh Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:42:36 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-10003 Adrian Gilmore (see Stacey Bourke link) is right. There is a reason free speech appears in the First Amendment: The first two of the twelve proposed amendments comprising the Bill of Rights were not adopted, leaving the third proposed amendment to become to first to be adopted. i.e. The order was an accident of fate, not a cosmic statement of the relative importance of the rights contained in the respective amendments. Adrian Gilmore (see Stacey Bourke link) is right. There is a reason free speech appears in the First Amendment: The first two of the twelve proposed amendments comprising the Bill of Rights were not adopted, leaving the third proposed amendment to become to first to be adopted. i.e. The order was an accident of fate, not a cosmic statement of the relative importance of the rights contained in the respective amendments.

]]> By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » The Jesus cartoons http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-9641 Hot Air » Blog Archive » The Jesus cartoons Thu, 27 Apr 2006 16:25:58 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-9641 [...] Congrats to the Commentator for being the only consistent voice for free speech during this debate. And yes, that includes the Insurgent, which had a very different reaction to the virtues of free expression a few years ago when it was the Commentator that was on the hot seat. The Commentator also found time on its blog to respond to the student who wanted to de-fund the Insurgent over its publication of the cartoons — and it got that right, too. [...] [...] Congrats to the Commentator for being the only consistent voice for free speech during this debate. And yes, that includes the Insurgent, which had a very different reaction to the virtues of free expression a few years ago when it was the Commentator that was on the hot seat. The Commentator also found time on its blog to respond to the student who wanted to de-fund the Insurgent over its publication of the cartoons — and it got that right, too. [...]

]]> By: Christ's Vessel http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8964 Christ's Vessel Tue, 25 Apr 2006 03:12:00 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-8964 "Socialism is a life spreading lies and hypocrisy." It's not TiVo, but it's a damn good life all the same. “Socialism is a life spreading lies and hypocrisy.”

It’s not TiVo, but it’s a damn good life all the same.

]]> By: Ian http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8896 Ian Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:52:34 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-8896 <em>The Insurgent collective is hypocritical to an extent that seriously blows my mind, but there is absolutely no need wax apoplectic, or claim that your beliefs have somehow been raped.</em> And indeed, when you do that you play into their hands. They <em>want</em> to offend Christians and have their opinions taken seriously. The Insurgent collective is hypocritical to an extent that seriously blows my mind, but there is absolutely no need wax apoplectic, or claim that your beliefs have somehow been raped.

And indeed, when you do that you play into their hands. They want to offend Christians and have their opinions taken seriously.

]]> By: Tyler http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8895 Tyler Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:38:57 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-8895 Dude, Andy, I think I've stated this privately, but I'll make it publically known now. Your being offended by something as juvenile as a poorly drawn picture of Jesus with an erection is none of my concern, nor anybody else's. The world is full of assholes, Andy, and most of them do not take your faith as seriously as you do (that's sort of the problem with faith, isn't it?). Is it more appropriate to respond with an emotionally driven, utterly witless decry, "They're fuckstains; I'm offended!" or is it better to humorously and persuasively show these people, and others, the folly of their judgment, as Olly has done. Having a thick skin does not mean that you are incapable of being offended, but, I think, it means having the ability to keep your sense of bemusement and wit during times of controversy. You can cry and whine, add your voice to caterwaul, but by doing so you give these people the advantage. The Insurgent collective is hypocritical to an extent that seriously blows my mind, but there is absolutely no need wax apoplectic, or claim that your beliefs have somehow been raped. Dude, Andy, I think I’ve stated this privately, but I’ll make it publically known now. Your being offended by something as juvenile as a poorly drawn picture of Jesus with an erection is none of my concern, nor anybody else’s. The world is full of assholes, Andy, and most of them do not take your faith as seriously as you do (that’s sort of the problem with faith, isn’t it?). Is it more appropriate to respond with an emotionally driven, utterly witless decry, “They’re fuckstains; I’m offended!” or is it better to humorously and persuasively show these people, and others, the folly of their judgment, as Olly has done. Having a thick skin does not mean that you are incapable of being offended, but, I think, it means having the ability to keep your sense of bemusement and wit during times of controversy. You can cry and whine, add your voice to caterwaul, but by doing so you give these people the advantage.

The Insurgent collective is hypocritical to an extent that seriously blows my mind, but there is absolutely no need wax apoplectic, or claim that your beliefs have somehow been raped.

]]> By: Andy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8884 Andy Mon, 24 Apr 2006 16:50:48 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-8884 I didn't mean just the insurgent - I said if NOTHING... I didn’t mean just the insurgent – I said if NOTHING…

]]> By: Timothy http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/comment-page-1/#comment-8866 Timothy Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:49:27 +0000 http://www.oregoncommentator.com/2006/04/22/will-the-insurgent-protest-itself/#comment-8866 Kids, don't make me turn this blog around. Kids, don’t make me turn this blog around.

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