Recent content by dicko

I don't know much about chess but black seems to be missing a pawn.

My understanding is that Chelsea fans first sang 'Anton Ferdinand, you know what you are' either in the first game after the allegations or the first Chelsea v QPR game after. I take the view that they were referring to "fecking black cnut" and the variation from Anton to Rio is the same. If...

I too would be surprised if there were charges. It is one thing to 'know' or 'strongly suspect' and quite another to be confident of gaining a conviction. Just look at how Terry got off when he was caught on camera.

Possibly I should have said it is racist rather than clearly racist. Anyone knowing the history of the chant can understand the implication.

I read a few days ago, there was also "Rio Ferdinand, you know what you are". The chant was first heard against Anton Ferdinand after the Terry incident and is clearly racist.

In my earlier post I used the ground zero example to show that free speech should not be an absolute right. My argument in favour of holocaust denial legislation is because I believe the lies are dangerous. With many other ideas (global warming, evolution, flat earth) the consequences aren't...

I was responding to Eboue. He wants his government to stand by while others incite hatred. I have not responded to most of your rant because it mixed what I was saying with remarks from another poster. If you want to discuss my original post in a civilized manner, I am happy to do so.

And mine values people living together in peace and harmony, or at least my ideal society does.

I suppose we have different ideas of the kind of society we want to live in.

I have no idea what you mean. Can you explain?

Free speech shouldn't include the right to spread lies that incite hatred and violence.

The holocaust happened. What is there to debate?

Unless it is inciting hatred and violence.

why is it 'appauling' to ban lies that incite violence?

The holocaust happened. That is a fact not an opinion.