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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele] While her actions are indisputably legal, they are insulting in a way that is not deserving of praise and support. .

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Suppose supporters of a political leader, say Ted Cruz,  decided that no cartoonist should ever draw him.     And suppose several cartoonists who did draw Ted Cruz were then murdered.       In support of these cartoonists, and to fight their intimidation, a group holds a "Ted Cruz drawing contest"

What would you say about the group holding the Ted Cruz drawing contest?

A)  That while their actions are indisputably legal, they are utterly contemptible, and a provocation and an insult to Ted Cruz supporters everywhere,

B) That they are brave individuals deserving of praise and support,  and leaders in the fight to preserve the First Amendment.[/quote]

I am surprised that otherwise intelligent (seemingly at least) people seem determined to praise the contemptible Pam Geller. There are several flaws in the analogy that you are making. The most important is that it reduces Geller to a promoter of free speech rather than a leader of a hate movement. Doing that ignores reality.

Rather than inventing fanciful analogies, let consider some real life scenarios:

1) Do you consider the Westboro Baptist folks to be "brave individuals deserving of praise and support"?
2) Frequently, Nazis march in DC and elsewhere. Do you consider them to be "brave individuals deserving of praise and support"?
3) The Stormfront website is a forum much like DCUM except that it focus is on white nationalism. Do you consider those posters to be "brave individuals deserving of praise and support"?

Even the New York Times' Editorial Board writes, "Ms. Geller revels in assailing Islam in terms reminiscent of virulent racism or anti-Semitism." Do you consider people whose exercise their 1st Amendment rights by spouting virulent racism or anti-Semitism to be "brave individuals deserving of praise and support"? If not, then why would you suggest such a thing about Geller?

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