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2024-08-11 -Land of the Free

Rowan Atkinson on free speech, and how it is threatened in Britain

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Posted by badanov 2024-08-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11131 views ] Top

#1 When speaking truth becomes an act of resistance.

You can not solve problems by burying the truth.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-08-11 06:53|| 2024-08-11 06:53|| Front Page Top

#2 The French castle sketch in Holy Grail has become hate speech.

Posted by Super Hose 2024-08-11 09:07|| 2024-08-11 09:07|| Front Page Top

#3 Interesting. Atkinson starts out by saying he's probably immune due to his public exposure. If I were one of the orcs running GB these days, I'd make a point of going after him to underscore the fact that no one was safe.

Posted by Mercutio 2024-08-11 10:09|| 2024-08-11 10:09|| Front Page Top

#4 Things that matter in CA...

Stunning beach paradise in meltdown

Posted by Skidmark 2024-08-11 14:10|| 2024-08-11 14:10|| Front Page Top

#5 He isn't wrong.

John Cleese is an embarrassment to his genre.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-08-11 20:26|| 2024-08-11 20:26|| Front Page Top

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