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Originally Posted by K-P
free specch is supposed to be for everyone.. not just people who agree with you.. you cant fund one set who agree wiht you and not the other set if you are to be unbiased.
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Can't agree with this .... the govt. funds lots of groups who disagree with their policies: environmental groups come to mind, and all opposition parties who more or less make a living out of criticizing the current govt. also receive large amounts of govt. funding ... it's not a question of not being able to mouth off at the govt. and your adopted country, it's a question of how you do it ... it is no crime in Canada to deny the holocaust; but it is a crime to use this denial to promote anti-semitism. So I don't think it is merely a question of free speech, but rather one of how taxpayers' money is spent. For example, if an Englishman chooses to stand up in Hyde Park and criticize the govt., he would no doubt be well within his rights. However, he should not be given govt. money in order to fund his activities.