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Originally Posted by g jones
It was edited poorly and bits chopped out taking it all out of context of you read it one way.
It's tough balancing people who potentially will stir up violence (The Luton Muslims) and on the other side, someone with a strong one sided opinion that is emotive but doesn't directly pose a threat of violence (Wim Gilders Dutch MP recently).
Lord Haw Haw, a New Yorker, was executed for Nazi propaganda by the Allies. That was treason though but where does treason start and end?
Churchill's view that "I may disagree with what you say but I'll defend you're right to say it" seems a good philosophical starting point however...
It's politicians that make policies, not soldiers. There were soldiers partners and children there. People who had risked their lives (outside of politics) and who deserved personal privacy regardless. These Muslim extremists were callous in what they did when they did.
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Think it also depends on what you construe as inciting violence. Granted, the things they were shouting and the placeards that were displayed were definitely acts of incitement, but surely their presence at this event was doing that also??? Out of respect for our lads and lasses that have served their country, we shouldnt have allowed these 'people' any where near the homecoming parade. Protests should be aimed at the right people, ie the government, not our troops coming home to their families