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City of Troy censors prominent artist...
timesunion.com — ... because they couldn't convince people not to see this thought provoking work.... According to the gallery itself, the fire department and code enforcement already approved the building, this didn't stop the incompetent and lazy head of public works Bob Mirch from trumping up code violations to close down the exhibit.
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- LoneRanger85, on 03/12/2008, -9/+2Nothing more enriching and thought provoking than assassinating a president. Yesireee.
- fiestyjess, on 03/12/2008, -1/+8Right or wrong, the artist has the right to speak his mind.
- LoneRanger85, on 03/12/2008, -4/+1Let him speak his mind in his mom's basement. Just because someone has freedom of speech doesn't mean other people are obligated to give him a forum.
- pendorbound, on 03/13/2008, -0/+0Someone did indeed willingly give the man a forum. Others took it upon themselves to make a crusade of destroying any possible forum the man might have. Not only kicking the man out of their sandbox (the college) but also actively trying to shutdown sandboxes belonging to others (the town, or at least elements of its government).
If no one wants to listen, that's one thing. If others take steps to prevent those who want to listen from being able to do so, that is an entirely different matter. There is no obligation for anyone to provide a forum. There is however a strong obligation (namely the Constitution) for government to not silence speech and close down forums that they don't approve of.
- pendorbound, on 03/13/2008, -0/+0Someone did indeed willingly give the man a forum. Others took it upon themselves to make a crusade of destroying any possible forum the man might have. Not only kicking the man out of their sandbox (the college) but also actively trying to shutdown sandboxes belonging to others (the town, or at least elements of its government).
- LoneRanger85, on 03/12/2008, -4/+1Let him speak his mind in his mom's basement. Just because someone has freedom of speech doesn't mean other people are obligated to give him a forum.
- fiestyjess, on 03/12/2008, -1/+8Right or wrong, the artist has the right to speak his mind.
- gemmakicn, on 03/12/2008, -0/+4Some useful links,
The story from the gallery
http://www.thesanctuaryforindependentmedia.org/nod ...
The artist's own page
http://www.wafaabilal.com/
Speak to the RPI president, who initially censored the exhibition on campus
http://prod3.server.rpi.edu/oth/update.do?artcente ... - lott665, on 03/12/2008, -1/+5We have games of us americans killing them why not the reverse?
- rpi22, on 03/12/2008, -1/+3The RPI Board of Trustees strikes again!
- brjohnson789, on 03/12/2008, -0/+2Free speech is alive and well, as long as its free speech the powers that be don't have a problem with, and its in a free speech zone.
- Ell3, on 03/12/2008, -4/+2"It has left behind continuing arguments about the state of academic freedom and free speech at the university."
Oh that's rich! The University of Wisconsin–Madison would let Hitler speak if he were alive, but don't think for a second they would allow Ronald Reagan to set foot on their campus. - syroncoda, on 03/12/2008, -0/+1hypocracy. its ***** pathetic that a white male american artist can paint a picture of him and his family shooting muslims or something similar and not have anyone really notice and yet when its in reverse the ***** politicians come out and ***** it up.
HYPOCRITES. ALL OF THEM.
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