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Originally Posted by Paul
There is nothing wrong with saying/rasing what 'the country' did 150 (or whatever) years ago, apologising for it, as though its our fault, is something else.
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I find plenty wrong with it, you're apologising on behalf of long dead people who saw nothing wrong with what they were doing, times were different then, we can say, using our modern values it was wrong and it'd be better it didn't happen but it won't change anything and I don't like the way any requests for apologies are soon followed by demands for reparations
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Originally Posted by Hugh
"Free speech" also includes being allowed to challenge what others say, which is what some "free speech" advocates object to - their definition of "free speech" appears to be "I can say what I want, but you can’t say what you want if it’s not in total support of my view"…
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Yeah was like that at school, don't say anything unless you're sure everyone else present is in total agreement with you