2. If you are going to defend someone who made controversial remarks, you have to fairly quote or describe those remarks. Wente fails to do.
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3. Flanagan got in trouble for saying "I do have some grave doubts about putting people in jail because of their taste in pictures"
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@HeerJeet Flanagan also once issued a press release saying: "Paul Martin supports child pornography?” which Wente ignores. He isn't a martyrThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@jjmstark Right, but became public pariah for a very easily understandable reason which he & Wente don't address.
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@freezingkiwi To the extent people over-stated & lied about what he said, that was wrong. 1/2Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@freezingkiwi But his remarks just by themselves were really thoughtless/cruel and deserved criticism.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@freezingkiwi @jjmstark Me too. I really haven't seen anything from him indicating he understands genuine objections to his actual remarks.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@freezingkiwi Ignorance comes saying "just pictures" & not considering impact of circulation on victims of child rape.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@freezingkiwi @jjmstark Should also add: If he was talking about drawn or computer generated images I would defend him all the way.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@freezingkiwi @jjmstark Me too. Those people are wrong. But others (myself included) focused on what Flanagan actually said.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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