Nolan Finley puts his head in a lioness' maw.
The reality over the years is that when we disagree with the clown from the Detroit News, its based on a reasonable difference of opinion over the facts.
We don’t hate clowns. We are just don’t take em so seriously very often.. We call out clownish pranks and goofiness as such. And truth be told, I once had a (sort-of) clown as a good friend. So there is ..that.
But the bottom line is that once in a while, a clown makes a point. And today The News’ big top car stuffer is spot on.
Combating hate crimes is a worthy endeavor. But the new campaign announced by Attorney General Dana Nessel has the real potential to morph into thought policing.
Nessel, in partnership with Agustin Arbulu, director of the Michigan Department of Civil rights, say they will create a process to document incidents of hate and bias that don’t rise to the level of criminal or civil infractions.
That could translate to speech or expressions of opinion that some may find offensive, but are protected by the First Amendment. Bias is protected by the Constitution until it infringes on the rights and freedoms of others, and hate is often in the eye of the beholder.
If what Nessel and Arbulu are targeting are words, thoughts and opinions, this could easily become a weapon to shut down groups they find abhorrent, but are operating within the law.
Its true.
Bloggers have been threatened by people in government before. Anything we say that might be construed as ‘hate-speech’ could earn us a Canada style gulag visit by the jack boots of the leftists in power.
And for those of us who oft abuse the circusly inclined, the SPLC might take on those who say bad things about media circus performers, and if the coven (witch discrimination …sorry) in Lansing decides to take their lead from the group that started by taking the lions share of settlement from a civil rights fighter, then I guess the fight is on.
So far they haven’t leveled hate crimes on those of us at RightMi.com for photoshopping colorful neck drapes on Nolan, but we are watchful for it anyhow. you just never know when they will decide that clowns are being oppressed by non clown conformity.
Of course, if we were asked real nice, we might try to use softer language to describe such citizens like “amusing-American,” maybe some handicap euphemism when describing certain characters. But the fact remains ..
Clown tossing is just plain fun anyhow.
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All true. However, the important part is not highlighted.
Oh, so lesbian Nessel uses those moral betters? I mean, s e r i o u s l y?
Ps. indeed, physiognomy is rael.