What is free speech Joe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is exactly what it says on the box<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I want to say anything<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even if it is considered offensive<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I should be free to do so<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are those who are offensive to me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How do you feel about that Joe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel nothing<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Why should I feel anything<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People are being arrested<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For praying silently in the street<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One cannot make it up<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The absurdity screams<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I said something unpleasant<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then it is probable that I would be accused of a hate crime<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What is a hate crime<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is the opposite of a love crime<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If I said to a friend from overseas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I love you<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You black cunt<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then I would be expressing a humour and nothing else<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I would be in the shit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Would you say that to a friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It is unlikely but I am exhibiting a point<\/p>\n\n\n\n
People who hang around out outside clinics<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are not breaking any laws<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They are just sharing their beliefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And should be free to do so<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Are they your beliefs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I always see the circle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the past you have supported direct action<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not condone direct action<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But consider it a possibility<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Do you consider that some people<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Make themselves targets<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes usually through their own stupidity<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If a politician was assassinated<\/p>\n\n\n\n
What would be your thoughts<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obviously I would regret the event<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As I am a man of peace<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Who was raised in a church<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But I would recognise the absurdity<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In your poem Mad Dogs<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You discuss your love of animals<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But also mention that you would not hesitate<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To shoot a mad dog if it was causing harm to an innocent<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Read the poem again and again Martin<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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