(This comment thread has gotten a bit unpleasant so I’ll just address one of the more reasonable people here.)
You’re right about the issue of free speech and its fundamental importance to or culture. What I find interesting is how few people know what the man actually said and did.
He is clearly a victim of the Israel Lobby, plain and simple. He is not charged with anything. So, as you said, it has to be a free speech issue only.
I think it gets tricky with Hamas as well, as they are also the Palestinian government. The situation reminds me a bit of Northern Ireland, when we commonly had supporters of the IRA and Sinn Fein here.
There would even be collections in pubs to send them money. I believe prosecutions of that did ratchet up, but some people weren't convicted because they made the case it was for humanitarian aid.
We used to believe that free speech was a human right.
Our country was founded on that.
It seems we no longer respect our guests human rights.
Shows how much we value free speech.
Also, keep in mind these are permanent residents, which are usually a spouse of an American citizen.
Is it worth destroying an American family over speech, which hurts nobody?
I'm sure if we look, we'll find many that supported Trump that "parroted Russian talking points" to deport.
Now, if there is proof he committed violence, I can understand deporting him on those grounds. But not for speech.
(This comment thread has gotten a bit unpleasant so I’ll just address one of the more reasonable people here.)
You’re right about the issue of free speech and its fundamental importance to or culture. What I find interesting is how few people know what the man actually said and did.
He is clearly a victim of the Israel Lobby, plain and simple. He is not charged with anything. So, as you said, it has to be a free speech issue only.
Have a good day!
I think it gets tricky with Hamas as well, as they are also the Palestinian government. The situation reminds me a bit of Northern Ireland, when we commonly had supporters of the IRA and Sinn Fein here.
There would even be collections in pubs to send them money. I believe prosecutions of that did ratchet up, but some people weren't convicted because they made the case it was for humanitarian aid.
All we do know is: Fuck the British!!