The FixedNoisetards have the right to be hosers, eh?

Apparently, some of the F**Noisetards dissed the Canadian military. Didn't amount to too much, about what we've come to expect from the Rushole Nation. You can get the gist of it at The Political Carnival:

Chalk another one up for the brilliant comedic talents of the Rushpublic mouthpieces.

And a response at CTV to the typical non-apology apology we've also come to expect from the fucking wingtards.

But the host also seemed to defend his program, adding "Red Eye is a satirical take on the news, in which all topics are addressed in a lighthearted, humorous and ridiculous manner."

The fact that Canadian soldiers are fighting and dying in Afghanistan is apparently 'lighthearted, humorous and ridiculous' to those assholes.

Another panelist, Doug Benson, said he didn't even know Canadian troops were in Afghanistan.

Well, I guess that makes it OK. Ignorance as policy on a 'news' channel. Yeesh.

I didn't think too much about this normal fucktard business-as-usual F** shit, but then I ran across a post at Canada Wry that I think is excellent on bad ideas and free speech. A highly recommended read. I don't agree with this Canuckistanian 100%, but it's worth a read.

In a truly FREE society, you cannot demand that your government protect your feelings.

Of course, under current conditions you CAN and do demand that the government protect your feelings and they actually do it.

But it’s WRONG!

You can and should demand that your government protect your RIGHTS.

If someone is engaging in HATE SPEECH, you don’t silence them, don’t tell them to shut-up…

You say, “COME HERE AND SAY THAT”

You say, “BRING IT ON”

He's right. Most bullies will STFU all by themselves if you invite them to say whatever pissed you off to your face. I have found that it is a rare bully who will stand up for his bullshit with the prospect of getting his ass kicked staring him in the face.

The flip side is that it may not be a good idea to engage in such subtle forms of debate with a gang of brown-shirted thugs all by your lonesome. Such as the Repugs. There is strength in numbers and the right-wing is well aware of this. When I read about these conservadems, I wonder why the Dems haven't figured out the 'strength in numbers, roll over opposing ideas like a steamroller' strategy like they have. Hell, we're smarter than they are, just not near as organized.

This gent is right in principle, but where I disagree with him is in the actual power of good ideas over bad in the real world. He says that good ideas survive and bad ones fall. To his credit, he also says that bad ideas may last hundreds of years, like slavery, and there's the rub.

Bad ideas have taken control of this country and its mainstream voices over the last 28 years and particularly during the Bush years. We don't have hundreds of years to defeat Repug/F**Noise/Rushole Nation bad ideas.