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Thread #61179   Message #983144
Posted By: Pseudolus
14-Jul-03 - 02:29 PM
Thread Name: BS: Bright Hope from the Dixie Chicks
Subject: RE: BS: Bright Hope from the Dixie Chicks
Wouldn't freedom of speech include what you decide NOT to play on your radio station? I'm not interested in getting into the Maines/Keith debate or the pro/con dixie Chicks thing but why is it that a radio station that makes it's political views known by NOT playing the Dixie Chicks CD's censorship? It's not tell you that you can't go out and buy the CD's just that THEY are not gonna play em! I don't agree with their point of view to not play the CD's but I'm not going to call it censorship. You can't have it both ways, you either promote freedom of speech or you don't, it can't just be when you happen to agree. And then there's the notion that because we haven't gone out to the site that asks for the truth, then shame on us? Well, I say shame on you for judging those who either don't agree with you, or don't feel strongly enough about the issue to go out to the web site you're talking about.

Frank