Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.

don't be stupid be a smarty

come and join the n*** party

What ever happened to...

What ever happened to the idea that "...much as I am disgusted and reviled by what you have to say, I will defend absolutely your right to say it..." I do not condone far-right or any other form of extremism but banning songs you don't like? What's next, burning books you don't like? It is easy to become uncomfortable about some of the inevitable consequences of a free and open democracy, namely that loonies are free to express their opinions and beliefs but what is the alternative? Rampant censorship? It was Thomas Jefferson who said that those "...who surrender freedom for security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one..."

@Feathers

It's Germany, not the US. Germany has a well-known connection with the n****... they ban a lot of far-right-related expression, like use of n*** symbols. Yet, most would consider Germany to be a rather free country as far as expression goes, so long as you are not a n*** or Scientologist...

@MacNN

really? censoring the word "N.azi"???

It's available

on the US iTunes store. I listened to a minute of it free, without understanding much of it.

@Climacs

I know.. isn't this absurd??

I am for George Carlin's line of thinking. There are NO bad words. Only in context can words be bad. there is nothing wrong with the word N.azi. But if you were to say "I wish that N.azis would come back and (do what they did)" then it becomes bad.

But it is 100% about context. Not about the word itself. No need to ban it..

Re: What ever happened to...

What ever happened to the idea that "...much as I am disgusted and reviled by what you have to say, I will defend absolutely your right to say it..."

That's America. And that only applies to groups who Americans can control. So if it involves Islam, say, then you won't see many people saying that.

What's next, burning books you don't like?

Nothing wrong with burning books. Or the US flag. Or anything else. It's a political statement. As long as the government isn't doing it, anyone has the right to do it.

It is easy to become uncomfortable about some of the inevitable consequences of a free and open democracy, namely that loonies are free to express their opinions and beliefs but what is the alternative? Rampant censorship?

Thank god for free speech and freedom of expression. Otherwise I'd have been kicked out of here long ago!

It was Thomas Jefferson who said that those "...who surrender freedom for security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one..."

And that has nothing to do with this. That belongs on the "TSA screenings are a good thing!" topic.

Re: What ever happened to...

It was Thomas Jefferson who said that those "...who surrender freedom for security, will not have, nor do they deserve, either one..."


Actually, I believe it was Ben Franklin who said that.

@WiseWeasel

>>>Those who ignore the past are doomed to repeat it.

You better let Steve Jobs know that!

n**** were centrists

http://www.politicalcompass.org/germany2005

The current analogue to them in germany are the National Democrats. Left versus right deals with "economics", not social policy.