Free Speech Fundamentals: Building a Platform
Milo's platform It is without a doubt one of the sillier complaints that protestors at Milo's talks have regularly made when they are trying to shut him up for having conservative political opinions about freedom of speech. For example, at UC Davis, where the protestors effectively shut down Milo's event the night before with their violence , after which the next day one of them demanded of Milo as he was talking to the crowd gathered outside to hear him speak (see video at 4:01 ): "Where's my platform? Where is everyone else's platform?" Milo admonished him: "You had it last night, brother," but of course the young man was not satisfied. He thought that it was Milo's fault that nobody wanted to listen to him. Trigglypuff at UMass Amherst had the same complaint, if imperfectly expressed (see video at 1:26 ): "But this is free speech! If you're so concerned about free speech..."--meaning presumably hers, as she clearly wa
Adorable! Welsh Corgis are terrific dogs.
ReplyDeleteWould you travel for 12 hours with her strapped onto the roof of your car? Just curious how a dog-lover like you feels about that story.
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I wouldn't, but only because I don't think she would enjoy it. Surely you have seen dogs riding along with their heads hanging out the window, clearly enjoying the wind in their ears. As I understand it, the Romneys' dog crate was equipped with a windshield (which Romney rigged specifically to protect the dog), and the dog quite willingly jumped in for the ride. Just think of the dogs you see riding in the back of the pickup truck: dogs seem to enjoy speed almost as much as people do. My dog is also crate trained, so I know that dogs are actually totally comfortable being in their crates, unlike what some protestors at AKC dog shows have sometimes presumed.
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