[geoschmo]

Originally posted by Growltigga:
What is going on? did Geo simply ruin our fun debate by reverting to simple swearing? has someone got smutty? what is going on?

It's shame you can't read the current Posts, although with the lack of ability you have shown for staying on topic, perhaps it doesn't really matter that much.

what it does do is generally challenge quite a lot of the preconceptions many people have (including many Americans) about their own country.

Yeah, no subjective underpinnings in that statment 'eh? Correct me if I am wrong Gt, but to "challange a preconception" don't you have to have a preconception of your own that the other person is wrong?

You have to remeber that America is not always well liked in the world community (the government policies, not individual Americans).

I seriously doubt anyone in this country is suffering from that particular "preconception" any longer, if any of us were before.

Geo, my chums at Cravath Swaine & Moore are going to email me the American Bar Associations recent synopsis on Freedom of Speech. I will send it to you (I have your eddress at home)... you will find it interesting and I will take a can of any non-American beer as a suitable apology)

Considering my previously admitted too low opinioin of lawyers, your request that I retain my disdain only for the American breed of such, and my previous statements on the subject, do you suppose I would care what the American Bar Association believes on the subject? However, I suppose it would be interesting reading, although you could save the postage and forward me the email. And if you are ever about in Dayton, I'll buy you that beer, but you'll get no apology. We can toast to the Freedom of speech that allows these debates to begin with.