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Should there be government restrictions on satire?

Poll - Total Votes: 35

Yes

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[b]Donald Trump tweets NBC, 'SNL' should be tested by courts after Christmas parody sketch[/b]

https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/donald-trump-tweets-nbc-snl-should-be-tested-by-courts-after-christmas-parody-sketch

Do you agree with Donald Trump that satire isn’t necessarily protected speech?

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bijouxbroussard · F

Poor President “Snowflake”. Wasn’t it he who said “The Constitution is set in stone” ?
Starts with the First Amendment, dude.
Trump can dish it out, but he obviously can’t take it.

MistyCee

Is that what Trump meant? I interpreted it a little differently, and assumed that he just wanted the courts to protect [i]him[/i] from the First Amendment.

CheshireCatalyst · 36-40, M

Lol. It's funny how against free speech he is when it criticises him 😂

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

I think that a president who is bugged by that is too insecure to be a president. That insecurity is backed up by the fact that he uses a combover to hide his bald head.

Fernie · F

@Wraithorn

Wraithorn · 51-55, M

[@Fernie[big][/big]] Lol. Trust you to have a pic of that Fern. 🙂

Fernie · F

@Wraithorn I'm always in the hunt for a good one

SW-User

I've heard a lot of UK comedians say that they struggle with Trump, and modern politics in general, because they are beyond satire.

GlassDog · 41-45, M

@SW-User Me too. Plus, I was watching a comedian talk about satire and how jokes have a very specific shelf life, but with Trump and his antics, and Brexit rolling on, it's the first time he has been able to present political material two years after it was first written.

SW-User

@GlassDog Lol, no need for last minute recording

AngelofFail · 26-30, F

he is starting to sound like some crazy muslim that doesnt want satire of allah

metaldog

@AngelofFail haa perfect!!

GlassDog · 41-45, M

Isn't this in direct contravention of the First Amendment?

bijouxbroussard · F

@GlassDog It is, indeed. And [b]this[/b] is the president who criticized the concept of “hate speech”. “Free speech” conservatives, what say ye [b]now[/b] ? 🤔

GlassDog · 41-45, M

@bijouxbroussard I seriously believe he's mentally unwell and logic that is obvious to us is interpreted a completely different way in his brain.

SW-User

Did Trump forget all the times he belittled Obama?

Northwest · M

This is from the guy who made libel his middle name. Sure, why not, let’s see him respond to all his trash talk.

I wonder when his voters will start using their brains.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

It is getting under his terrifically thin skin. The thinnest skin anyone has ever seen. Everyone is saying it. You know it.

Satire is protected speech.

Xuan12 · 31-35, M

Where are his supporters on this? Did they give up? XD

SW-User

Apparently, this is not a hill they’re willing to die on for him. I actually find it a little encouraging that no one is defending his preposterous idea of taking satirists to court over his hurt feelings. @Xuan12

MistyCee

@Xuan12 This one is a little bit absurd. I've tried and basically failed to figure out a way to take this tweet seriously myself. I ended up giggling, but I expect, if you can't laugh at yourself, this one is hard to weigh in on, at least without chemical assistance.

bijouxbroussard · F

@Xuan12 I would especially love to know what all of these so-called "free-speech conservatives" think with their illustrious leader abandoning the cause because [b]he's[/b] the target. Trump even defended Ted Nugent threatening to [b]assassinate Obama and Hillary Clinton[/b] at a gun show, while waving weapons, saying the First Amendment allowed it---and invited Nugent to the White House for good measure. Trump obviously thinks being ridiculed is somehow worse than having one's [b]life[/b] threatened---only if it's [b]him[/b], of course. He tried to have Kathy Griffin ruined for her stunt.

SW-User

Yes everyone should pacify him because he doesn't know how to laugh at himself

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

Did he complain, when Obama was the target....🤔 🤷‍♀️
HYPOCRITE!!

Northwest · M

puck61

I don't agree with any kind of censorship, especially when it comes to comedy. However in light of the disgusting left and their constant disgusting behavior, I totally understand his frustration. Trump has been getting treated ridiculously unfairly by the left and the leftist media in spite of being one of the hardest working and deliberate presidents in the last century. The world is sick of the left, and I'm afraid that because the left is so absolutely over the top 'evil' , that there might be a kind of over-correction as the people adopt a more sensible politics. People are going to want to string these clowns up, because they have been so bat shit crazy for so long.

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basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M

@puck61 Oh bullshit. Their "gender confusion" is their right to their own identity. You call people "fascists", yet you want to police how they identify, who they can sleep with and whether or not they can transition or get married. So much for you conservatives and your claim to love freedom and liberty.

The "freedom and liberty" party that wants to put more people behind bars for victimless crimes, ban a woman's right to her own body and police people's gender and sexuality.

puck61

@basilfawlty89 Bullshit. Just leftist filth. The left has been poisoning this country with lies for at least 60 years. I hate the left with every fiber of my being, but I am not really worried about any of you. You are your own undoing. It will be pleasant to watch the Rainbow Brites fade back into obscurity. All that comes out of your minds and mouths is poison and lies, and I don't need to get worked up over any of your nonsense because it's really over for all of you. Right now you have the media, academia, and silicone valley, but real people are sick and tired of the destruction and havoc that you sew. Just watch. Have a nice day, and I hope you come to your senses.

SW-User

@puck61 Really? Every time you go on about the left, the intensity of your hatred toward one party throughout your postings on this site, your blind support of a well known liar and cheat who has put so many small family owned contractors out of business, as well as your right wing conservative statements you've made off and on here, your party affiliation is pretty clear to me and anyone else who is reading all the Trump loyalist garbage spewing forth.

What separates you from, or makes you any less angry or radical than, someone on the extreme left, besides the obviously opposing viewpoint?

AlmostAnAngel · 100+, F

[image deleted]Somebody needs his diaper changed.

metaldog

@AlmostAnAngel lol

SmartKat · 56-60, F

No, but there should be restrictions on the stupidity and bad behavior of government officials.

softspokenman · M

2 more years of his BS everyday. What will he threaten to shut down if he doesn't get his own TV network ?

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@softspokenman Knowing Trump, he'll shut down aid to disabled children or something equally abhorrent.

SW-User

Please, someone give Trump his pacifier.

SW-User

I bet you President Hitler would love that.

katielass · F

The government, and everyone else, can keep their nose out of my first amendment rights.

VeronicaPrincess · 61-69

Satire sometimes borders on propaganda, but it's not government propaganda, so the government needs to leave it alone.

SW-User

There is a fine line between satire and criticism.

JaggedLittlePill · 46-50, F

@SW-User should criticism be held to a court of law? Do we want to be North Korea?

metaldog

The big clown doesn't like jokes!

Harriet03 · 41-45, F

[image deleted]HEERREEESSS DAAADDDYYY

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