Bomb Jokes Airports and 186 Other Things You'd Better Not Say The NotSoFunny Guide to the Threa Alan Korwin 9781889632285 Books
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Words... or Consequences
The surprising main enemy of free speech is you.
Yes, you can say anything, even in America. It all comes down to the repercussions for your words. Some things are just flat-out wrong "Wow - look how fat you got!" or maybe, "Here are tomorrow's top-secret troop movements," and of course the classic, "Fire!" when there isn't any.
But the ugly truth is that speech is being crushed in every direction. You can be ruined just for saying "Are you married?" during a job interview; "Vote for John," before an election; "Apartment for rent with picture-windows and walk-in closet," and even something as innocent as, "Guns are good." Some words will get you into hot water, or fired, or cost you big bucks. Others can get you killed.
It gets worse -- and you're going to support some of the bans described in Bomb Jokes at Airports. Someone has to say it - banning speech can be a good thing! And lots of people exercise power to do it. Now that even jokes can get you arrested, fired or sued - speech is in real danger. Learn who leads the charge, and how they control your tongue.
"It's a free country and I can say what I want." Nope, not any more, and we're all to blame. From political correctness to federal law, social pressure to financial ruin, dark forces are working to muzzle you, the media, schools, workers, your company, and soon, the Internet.
Yes there's hope - by learning more, you can fight back. Learn about the federal laws that can put the muzzlers in prison. And you'll have a laugh or three when you see just how ridiculous some of this has gotten. Americans - heed this wake-up call. Get and read Bomb Jokes at Airports.
Bomb Jokes Airports and 186 Other Things You'd Better Not Say The NotSoFunny Guide to the Threa Alan Korwin 9781889632285 Books
Your First Amendment rights are NOT "for free." You must exercise them to keep them--and you will pay for exercising them. The prohibition against "yelling FIRE in a crowded theater" is mostly myth--but what do you do when there IS a fire in that theater? The First Amendment was intended to protect political activity--yet prior to an election, speaking about a candidate will run afoul of the election laws. This book isn't legal advice--merely a long editorial on the realities of political power.Alan Korwin tells you about the fluid political world of the spoken and printed word. What you do about it is on you. Even just laughing has its risks. You might fall off your chair and hurt yourself. We humans are funny critters--and our politicians are more so.
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Bomb Jokes Airports and 186 Other Things You'd Better Not Say The NotSoFunny Guide to the Threa Alan Korwin 9781889632285 Books Reviews
Let Alan Korwin say it
When the world exploded over a few things Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty said, it overlooked hundreds of others that have gotten people arrested, fired or even killed, as free speech has lost its protective value in the past few decades, according to a book that carefully documents the loss, Bomb Jokes at Airports.
"Sure, saying Merry Christmas could get you fired," says the book's author, Alan Korwin, who has written 14 books, including Bomb Jokes at Airport--and 186 other things you better not say, about the limits of free speech. "But revealing that our own government is supplying guns to Mexican drug lords, or that the NSA is spying on all of us can force you into hiding, just for speaking truth to power," and it gets worse, he says.
Korwin was censored by the city of Phoenix recently for saying "Guns save lives," in a case that made national headlines (NY Times, USA Today, FOX News, Capitol News Service). "Why should we be burdened with such messages," was the city's position, as the case went to the Arizona Court of Appeals, and may go all the way, with the ACLU as an amicus to the Goldwater Institute's defense of Mr. Korwin's right to make statements some politicians would prefer to suppress.
Bomb Jokes at Airports looks at more than 200 people, some of them murdered, many arrested, bankrupted, ruined, suspended or just humiliated, for saying things that met with disapproval, and were no longer protected under the classic belief that, "It's a free country and I can say what I want."
It's a common misconception that the First Amendment only controls the government. While it's true that tremendous legal protection attaches to political speech in an official context, popular opinion and court precedent firmly recognizes broad protection for a "court of popular opinion" protection for Americans to speak their minds freely without fear of reprisal or criminal prosecution.
This has eroded in recent years as the "angry gay" community, "aggressive racism" community, and other "offensive" political correctness groups have organized to act collectively to suppress speech, making many average citizens terrified of speaking freely or even telling jokes. Although federal prosecutors have been slow to act, conspiracy to deny civil rights is a serious federal crime that can include the death penalty (18 USC §241 et seq.) College campuses have limited candid political talk to "free speech zones," with certain types of open dialog on "politically incorrect" topics virtually banned by "speech codes."
Bomb Jokes at Airports, with hundreds of examples (the book stopped changing its title at 186) is available for review on request to legitimate media outlets. Retail copies are just $19.95. It is a stunning, sometime hilarious, sometimes terrifying read.
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Good book! The only problem is that it simultaneously justifies my paranoia while making me cherish what is left of the Constitution, all the more.
I thought it'd give a clear list on do's and don'ts on free speech but it gets you thinking. But it seems more like a discussion on what one should and shouldn't say.
I've read Alan Korwin's gun books in the past and I enjoy them and look to Korwin as an expert in the field. So when I saw his book about 186 other things you'd better not say (not available in ) I thought it would be another great read. I was disappointed from the time I opened the book. The type is so small even with my progressive lens it is difficult on the eyes. Then there is the information over-load, really too much in my opinion. This is one book I wish was available in as I would have sampled it and then not purchased it.
Your First Amendment rights are NOT "for free." You must exercise them to keep them--and you will pay for exercising them. The prohibition against "yelling FIRE in a crowded theater" is mostly myth--but what do you do when there IS a fire in that theater? The First Amendment was intended to protect political activity--yet prior to an election, speaking about a candidate will run afoul of the election laws. This book isn't legal advice--merely a long editorial on the realities of political power.
Alan Korwin tells you about the fluid political world of the spoken and printed word. What you do about it is on you. Even just laughing has its risks. You might fall off your chair and hurt yourself. We humans are funny critters--and our politicians are more so.
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