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tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:22 AM
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What if the media boycotted the book burning?
No cameras, no satellite feeds, no publicity, nothing.

No Youtube either.

It would solve the problem very cleanly. The First Amendment doesn't guarantee news coverage.
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TexasObserver Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:22 AM
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1. What if you could fly?
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dkf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:23 AM
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2. Hillary said that is the patriotic thing to do.
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leftstreet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:26 AM
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3. Burn your television! n/t
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HuckleB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:29 AM
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4. The media thrives on conflict, death, war, what have you...
Thus, that would never happen.
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The_Casual_Observer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:36 AM
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5. They will, but they won't have to. The shithead isn't going to do anything.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 12:37 AM
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6. *fingers crossed*
:(
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elocs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 02:36 AM
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7. It won't. Welcome to the real world, not the "what if" world. n/t
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HEyHEY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 02:49 AM
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8. Ethically, I don't think they could now
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LatteLibertine Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 03:03 AM
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9. I like this person's idea
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=9100825&mesg_id=9100867
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Sep-09-10 05:16 AM
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10. Then the Quran burning would be reduced to
a clumsy, ineffectual attempt at black magic.
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