Cynanthrope
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I was reading an argument on a messageboard on a different site discussing the act of flag burning.
1. When one user stated that people have the right to desecrate flags in public parks, a different user posed the question: "Should people be allowed to dump crude oil and burn it in a public park as a gesture of free speech/expression?"
2. What about the argument that burning a flag is littering and vandalism that could damage the public park and therefore authority figures have the right to punish someone who litters or vandalizes a public park while burning a flag?
How should one respond to these arguments while staying within the argument about what occurs in that public park without mentioning privatization?
I certainly disagree with all the above arguments but what would be the best defense arguments?
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Can someone also address the stupid argument that the 1st Amendment should allow for the protection of libel and slander? It seems to be a common argument for opposing the 1st Amendment.
1. When one user stated that people have the right to desecrate flags in public parks, a different user posed the question: "Should people be allowed to dump crude oil and burn it in a public park as a gesture of free speech/expression?"
2. What about the argument that burning a flag is littering and vandalism that could damage the public park and therefore authority figures have the right to punish someone who litters or vandalizes a public park while burning a flag?
How should one respond to these arguments while staying within the argument about what occurs in that public park without mentioning privatization?
I certainly disagree with all the above arguments but what would be the best defense arguments?
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Can someone also address the stupid argument that the 1st Amendment should allow for the protection of libel and slander? It seems to be a common argument for opposing the 1st Amendment.
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