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• Tuesday, January 6, 2009 01:42 PM

  @Wallaby

  It may come as a shock to a delicate bully from a Commonwealth country, but "Hate Speech" laws tend to be both weak and uncommon in the U.S. There is a broad belief in real freedom of speech here, however discomfitting it may be.

  However, there are few oblique but nonetheless very clear, indisputable calls to murder that have been posted in this comments section over the past few days. If Wallaby wants to try and alert Californian authorities to this fact, he can start with (and certainly must include):

  I just hope that Israel is able to weather the storm of hypocritical and bigoted criticism long enough to finish the job in Gaza, once and for farking all. -- Lab2112

  and shooter242, over the course of 2 closely spaced posts:

  I'm going to agree with Glenn on this one....Withdrawing our support would isolate Israel to the point where they feel they have no choice but to re-occupy Gaza and nuke the next country stupid enough to attack.
  It's time to let Israel off the leash, and do what they do well. -- shooter242

  Indeed. If the left actually cuts off support to Israel, crippling it's ability to respond to attacks in a measured way... it will use it's remaining weapons to full effect. You guys will accomplish what the rest of the world and diplomacy won't. A final solution in favor of Israel.
  Keep up the good work! -- shooter242

  Hopeful, supportive allusions to mass slaughter are bold-faced above, emphasis mine.

  —Holly McLachlan Read Holly McLachlan's other letters
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