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I will reply to the latter tomorrow morning. I would just like to quickly pick this weird comment up. This is a forum for discussion in many arenas, I...

Can I ask why you dedicate so much energy into arguing a point that is illogical? What is the point of this if there is no effort to find common groun...

Are you justifying the riots? I don't understand "You can't have your cake and eat it too" in this context.

That sounds like a straw man argument. You're misrepresenting my position. Not at all am I saying that I only ever want one side of the story to be pr...

These are two different things. You can have the ability to question authority and disagree with others AND also face repercussions when you are compl...

What question?

I have just given you an exact example and then you go, "no that doesn't count name another one"? This is an extremely ignorant view. An intelligent a...

In no way am I saying that and you know that. Such a non-argument. The reason why grooming is illegal and it is specifically targeted at older people ...

This is not a good example. no one should (and rarely does) go to jail over smoking cannabis and should only be arrested if they have a quantity that ...

They later revealed the information legally once he had been convicted.

As I said, the perpetrator of the crime was under 18 therefore his details were not able to be released to the public. Should we start releasing sensi...

Your are correct in saying Free speech absolutism is an entirely legitimate view but foolish if you believe that absolutism isn't used by extremists t...

Is it hard to believe that you may not represent the entirety of the population?

I think you are unable to say that you are incorrect or even give an inch even after we point out your stupidity.

2/10 rage bait

I understand what you mean, If it shouldn't be up to a court of law and a Jury of peers who should it be up to?

You aren't from the UK so I will try and paint the picture. You had members of parliament such as Nigel Farage, prominent far-right figures such as To...

I know, I was seeing what @NOS4A2 had to say about that as he believes:

No, I believe it is the contents of the message that needs to be looked at, you can be black, while, gay, straight, it doesn't matter, if what you are...

I find it hilarious that you think that the best way to combat slander and defamation is to call someone a liar and let them carry on the rest of thei...

What I mean by free speech is the ability to express opinions and ideas publicly, without fear of censorship or legal sanction. The debate topic I wou...

So should I be able to publicly slander and defame you for being a pedophile and lie, resulting in you losing your job and every social factor that wo...

Can I ask what you mean by TPFers? your response has a very hostile tone but I am not sure who it is directed at. If it is at me I am sure we can air ...

Do you believe that there should be consequence to certain speech? Realistically we can all say whatever we want at any point, but do you believe peop...

I agree that it is very unlikely that a large group would stampede other people because they heard "fire" but I think you are deliberately missing the...

You are correct, it is all about context. If there was a fire then there would be no issue but if you are shouting "fire" falsely with the intention t...

I am not understanding what you aren't understanding. Why risk the fate of a country on an issue so complex on average citizens and not experts in tha...

How has technology changed people being honest? Understandable, difference in experience. I agree people are hooked on their screens, but at the same ...

Me personally I think politicians such as Donald Trump and Nigel Farage inflate the issue of immigration to stir up a certain demographic, I am not sa...

You are comparing someone who has potentially escaped a war zone, their family killed, scared and not knowing where to go. To someone stealing a car.....

How so? I think this is a chronically online take. In real life this is not the case, the amount of people I come in contact with every day that are c...

I understand, I enjoy hearing different sides, you brought a different perspective that I hadn't thought of. I think the main topic has been bigger pi...

Can I ask what happens if a majority of a nation voted for open borders and the country gets ruined because of it? I think that @"tim wood" point is t...

I think squatting should be outlawed regardless on who you are, obviously if they do not have a passport they should be deported but if that is the ca...

I agree with that statement but I would add that even though the first responsibility is to protect their citizens. I would argue that powerful countr...

I wouldn't say I am purely humanitarian however I lean more to that side, in my opinion the ideas of "our" resources or "my" resources is what is limi...

You raised valid concerns about the level and impacts of migration. However you are pinpointing negatives about them where I believe if you look at a ...

I think this is the biggest cause of conflict when it comes to immigration. Me personally, I do not think that this is a big deal however for someone ...

Can I ask why you think this and what you think should be done differently?

You are making sense don't worry, @"Philosophim" thinks we are trying to take over and rule every democratic country with this conversation.

I am not disagreeing with you, I am simply asking about your independent view on what we can do about this situation, lets dive into the topic and wha...

In my opinion that is a very cold, black and white way of looking at it. Would you turn away a human trafficking victim, would you turn away an unacco...

The reason this doesn’t work is that this is already sort of the case. Speaking from the experience in England. A lot of our illegal immigrants are ac...

I like your approach to the solution however I just think it is a bit optimistic. For the US government to step in and try to help that would mean a f...

There are behavioural differences between a 24 week old foetus and a new-born though. Before 24 weeks foetus exhibit reflexive movements but this is n...

Yes, you have to remember, to legally abort in some countries the foetus can not be any more then 24 weeks old. There are humongous differences, the f...

I think using the caterpillar and butterfly analogy is incorrect, I think a better one would be a seed planted in a garden. The life cycle of a seed s...

Sorry I am not quite understanding your point. Are you saying: If someone was to slip an abortion pill in a pregnant woman's body without her knowing ...

I have enjoyed seeing an actual discussion on this issue, I have only recently joined here and its refreshing to have a debate here and not on X. It i...

Can I ask on your personal stance on abortion?