Facebook censoring anti-Obama memes

**aboutime** · 10-31-2012, 01:37 PM

I have a feeling many of you reading this will disagree with me here. And for that. I can say I fully understand. But. We come here to remind others about following our Constitution, and primarily, the First Amendment.

And, based on that alone. I must remind everyone of something that took place back in the Eighties...I believe. When a SCUMBAG named Larry Flynt, sued the U.S. Government who arrested him for being a PORN merchant, and Big Mouthed Swear Word Huckster.

The U.S. Govt. sued him as most of us here would also seemingly like to do, against Facebook, or any Private Entity that attempts, or succeeds at Limiting, or Censoring speech.

But. How many of you are aware?

That man. Larry Flynt. That FILTHY-DISGUSTING, piece of human excrement...WON his case against the Govt.???

This is almost exactly the same kind of case...Only in Reverse.

I feel as angry about this as all of you. But. We cannot become like the Liberals who defend Obama, by ignoring how the FIRST Amendment is, and must be followed. No matter how we disagree, or think it should be.

That is how Obama and company CHOOSE to interpret the Constitution. All of it.
We are not Liberals like Obama.

**Anton Chigurh** · 10-31-2012, 01:48 PM

Originally Posted by aboutime

I feel as angry about this as all of you.

I'm not angry about it at all. If facebook wants to draw MORE attention to this stuff by trying to censor it, more power to them. It has the exact opposite effect of their intent.

**aboutime** · 10-31-2012, 01:54 PM

Originally Posted by Anton Chigurh

I'm not angry about it at all. If facebook wants to draw MORE attention to this stuff by trying to censor it, more power to them. It has the exact opposite effect of their intent.

Anton. Of course. All we need to do is remember how the Liberal-Hate-Fest against CHICK-FIL-A worked out. I agree. But we cannot lose sight of how the First Amendment, and our Constitution were meant to be interpreted.

If we accuse the Obama followers of being Selective in using, or following the 1st amendment. We too, must guard against looking like the same hypocrites.

As for FACEBOOK. You and I may not be angry because we are both Pragmatic kinds of people. But just listen to the anger from those who are making threats.

**Anton Chigurh** · 10-31-2012, 01:55 PM

Originally Posted by aboutime

Anton. Of course. All we need to do is remember how the Liberal-Hate-Fest against CHICK-FIL-A worked out. I agree. But we cannot lose sight of how the First Amendment, and our Constitution were meant to be interpreted.

If we accuse the Obama followers of being Selective in using, or following the 1st amendment. We too, must guard against looking like the same hypocrites.

As for FACEBOOK. You and I may not be angry because we are both Pragmatic kinds of people. But just listen to the anger from those who are making threats.

I have no misunderstanding of the 1st Amendment at all.

**aboutime** · 10-31-2012, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by Anton Chigurh

I have no misunderstanding of the 1st Amendment at all.

Anton. Did I say you did?

**Anton Chigurh** · 10-31-2012, 01:59 PM

Originally Posted by aboutime

Anton. Did I say you did?

Umm, no. But just like you, pointing out the obvious.

**gabosaurus** · 10-31-2012, 03:38 PM

Originally Posted by Anton Chigurh

All they've really accomplished is further proliferation of this than it already had or was going to have.

Gabby: How exactly was this a violation of FB's ToS? Last time I checked, factual information wasn't against any ToS.

You will not post content that: is hate speech, threatening, or pornographic; incites violence; or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence.
You will not use Facebook to do anything unlawful, misleading, malicious, or discriminatory.

***Abbey Marie*** · 10-31-2012, 03:47 PM