Will This Call for Civil disobedience be seen as terrorist Activity?

**Spooky** · 10th January 2011 07:12 AM

Journalist and activist Chris Hedges calls on peace lovers to stop the war machine that is compromising security on the earth. Will his advocacy for stopping war be seen as anti American and be labeled illegal?

Under the patriot act is such activity illegal. We have seen non protesting journalists locked up for reporting anti-war and economic issues. Is demanding an end to war the straw that breaks the patriots back?

Chris Hedges: Even Lost Wars Make Corporations Rich - Chris Hedges' Columns - Truthdig

**Blueneck** · 10th January 2011 12:20 PM

We have seen non protesting journalists locked up for reporting anti-war and economic issues

We have?

**Spooky** · 10th January 2011 01:02 PM

Originally Posted by Blueneck

We have?

It depends on the news outlets you watch.

**Gypsy** · 10th January 2011 01:23 PM

LOL any legit news sources?

**Spooky** · 11th January 2011 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by Gypsy

LOL any legit news sources?

I watch democracy now. Legit is like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder. Or in this case it makes sense because it fits the way the world looks to you. Reporters arrested at GOP convention: No charges | StarTribune.com

**Dr Sampson Simpson** · 11th January 2011 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by Spooky

I watch democracy now. Legit is like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder. Or in this case it makes sense because it fits the way the world looks to you. Reporters arrested at GOP convention: No charges | StarTribune.com

That is not true, facts are facts. Legit journalism is legit journalism, backed with valid sources. The beholder may think their source is great but that does not make it so. THere are clearly, as you can see on this forum, website links and sources that are so clearly biased just reading a few sentences you can tell its a crap source and not legit. I've seen articles that its own previous articles as references with nothing else as a reference. THat's not legit, as much as people would want to claim it is, someone believing it is legit doesn't make it so.

**Spooky** · 11th January 2011 09:07 AM

Originally Posted by Dr Sampson Simpson

That is not true, facts are facts. Legit journalism is legit journalism, backed with valid sources. The beholder may think their source is great but that does not make it so. THere are clearly, as you can see on this forum, website links and sources that are so clearly biased just reading a few sentences you can tell its a crap source and not legit. I've seen articles that its own previous articles as references with nothing else as a reference. THat's not legit, as much as people would want to claim it is, someone believing it is legit doesn't make it so.

She is an outstanding journalist and she was arrested and prohibited from doing her job. What part of that statement is untrue?

**Dr Sampson Simpson** · 11th January 2011 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by Spooky

She is an outstanding journalist and she was arrested and prohibited from doing her job. What part of that statement is untrue?

I was only addressing this comment from you

Legit is like beauty, it's in the eye of the beholder.

Not talking specifically about the journalist

**Spooky** · 11th January 2011 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by Dr Sampson Simpson

I was only addressing this comment from you

Not talking specifically about the journalist

We determine what is the right answer in the final analysis. A problem arises when we arrive at a different cause while working on a solution to the same problem. This prohibits us from agreeing on a solution and we end up arguing to no meaningful outcome.

There's a dozen mud hens, American Coots, out front that is meaningful. Politics will always be frustrating and keep you upset.

**Cicero** · 11th January 2011 07:23 PM

Originally Posted by Dr Sampson Simpson

That is not true, facts are facts. Legit journalism is legit journalism, backed with valid sources. The beholder may think their source is great but that does not make it so. THere are clearly, as you can see on this forum, website links and sources that are so clearly biased just reading a few sentences you can tell its a crap source and not legit. I've seen articles that its own previous articles as references with nothing else as a reference. THat's not legit, as much as people would want to claim it is, someone believing it is legit doesn't make it so.

So we're free to arrest the entire Faux news apparatchik as being illegitimate journalism?