Should Trinity have cancelled the Nick Griffin talk?

dlofnep · 14-10-2011 02:19PM #1

Nick Griffin was due to speak at an event in TCD, but Trinity was forced to cancel after caving in to pressure from protesters. You won't find anyone who detests Nick Griffin and his ilk more than I, but I do support freedom of speech and I feel he should have been given the opportunity to speak.

What say AH? Should Nick Griffin have been afforded the opportunity to speak, or was TCD right to cancel the event?

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:21PM

You cant stop someone speaking just because you dont agree with what they say.

They have a point of view to express and whether or not other people detest it is irrelevant

OutlawPete · 14-10-2011 02:22PM

Let the man talk I say.

Duke Leonal Felmet · 14-10-2011 02:23PM

Probably the usual threat of violent protest from lefties that prompted it. Something similar happened in UCC about 3 years ago.

Leftist · 14-10-2011 02:23PM

Nah, ban him, his kind are dangerous.

People are easily swayed, just look at the amount of people on here that hate foreigners. They'd love him.

Wolfe Tone · 14-10-2011 02:23PM

Was in two minds about it myself but they probably should have let the scumbag talk, so he could be challenged on his bile in a debate format.

Hannibal Smith · 14-10-2011 02:24PM

I always mix him up with the guy from Family Guy

RichieC · 14-10-2011 02:24PM

Let his idiocy speak for itself.

KeithAFC · 14-10-2011 02:24PM

He should come up here and talk at the DUP conference coming up. Will be interesting to hear what he has to say.

Sooopie · 14-10-2011 02:25PM

Leftist wrote: »

Nah, ban him, his kind are dangerous.

People are easily swayed, just look at the amount of people on here that hate foreigners. They'd love him.

Its true!

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:25PM

Leftist wrote: »

Nah, ban him, his kind are dangerous.

People are easily swayed, just look at the amount of people on here that hate foreigners. They'd love him.

That wont make them go away.

Sheeps · 14-10-2011 02:26PM

dont know or care who he is

dlofnep · 14-10-2011 02:26PM

Wolfe Tone wrote: »

Was in two minds about it myself but they probably should have let the scumbag talk, so he could be challenged on his bile in a debate format.

That's precisely why he should be allowed to speak - So we have an opportunity to challenge him. Watch any debate he talks place in - his argument is always systematically torn apart. We had nothing to lose by letting him speak.

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:26PM

RichieC wrote: »

Let his idiocy speak for itself.

Its a political viewpoint. Because it may differ from yours doesnt mean it cant be expressed.

MetalDog · 14-10-2011 02:27PM

Griffin is a bollocks of the highest order, but they should have let him on and had him take part in a proper debate so that someone with more brains and skill than him could show him up as a silly little man.

maygitchell · 14-10-2011 02:27PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

He should come up here and talk at the DUP conference coming up. Will be interesting to hear what he has to say.

Hed love a bunch of unionists **** passionately over everything he has to say...

K-9 · 14-10-2011 02:29PM

Should have let him speak. Panorama had an interesting programme on the BNP last week, some ex members very critical about his performance on Question Time.

keane2097 · 14-10-2011 02:29PM

I personally wouldn't support giving racist bigots a platform to spout their drool.

If he wants to stand on a soapbox on Grafton Street let him off, but fuck rolling out the Trinity red carpet for the prick.

biko · 14-10-2011 02:30PM

People say they support freedom and democracy but refuses the right to speak for others.

"Some animals are more equal than others".

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:30PM

Everbody is a racist.

I love it when some people pretend to be all lovey dovey liberal just to sound popular

KeithAFC · 14-10-2011 02:30PM

maygitchell wrote: »

Hed love a bunch of unionists **** passionately over everything he has to say...

He should be allowed to speak. Freedom of speech is important.

ejmaztec · 14-10-2011 02:30PM

He'll just be a step further forward to neo-nazi martyrdom.

He should be given every available opportunity to make a tit of himself in public.

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:31PM

keane2097 wrote: »

I personally wouldn't support giving racist bigots a platform to spout their drool.

If he wants to stand on a soapbox on Grafton Street let him off, but fuck rolling out the Trinity red carpet for the prick.

Racism and bigotry is a part of life. Grafton St would be full of soapboxes.

Wolfe Tone · 14-10-2011 02:32PM

K-9 wrote: »

Should have let him speak. Panorama had an interesting programme on the BNP last week, some ex members very critical about his performance on Question Time.

I saw that, it was repeated last night.

Dotrel · 14-10-2011 02:32PM

dlofnep wrote: »

Nick Griffin was due to speak at an event in TCD, but Trinity was forced to cancel after caving in to pressure from protesters. You won't find anyone who detests Nick Griffin and his ilk more than I, but I do support freedom of speech and I feel he should have been given the opportunity to speak.

What say AH? Should Nick Griffin have been afforded the opportunity to speak, or was TCD right to cancel the event?

Don't think much of Griffin myself so I guess TCD are right in that respect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w9quauTf7fY

maygitchell · 14-10-2011 02:35PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

He should be allowed to speak. Freedom of speech is important.

No. Not when you are a racist and promote hate crimes against people due to their origin

If you want to talk about My Little Pony or how you tickle your bum with a bar of soap be my guest; I will defend your right to say such things as long as they are within the law.

Much difference between the DUP and BNP anyway?

Oranage2 · 14-10-2011 02:35PM

Silencing what people have to say is what the Nazis did, the protesters are nothing more than that IMO. Anyway they're nothing more then sheep being told what to do.

Morlar · 14-10-2011 02:36PM

Leftist wrote: »

Nah, ban him, his kind are dangerous.

I think your kind are dangerous and you should be banned.

See how that works ? Who decides who gets to do the banning ?

orourkeda · 14-10-2011 02:36PM

maygitchell wrote: »

Hed love a bunch of unionists **** passionately over everything he has to say...

We're not unionist bashing are we?

Standman · 14-10-2011 02:36PM

I don't think the issue is whether they should let him talk, it's whether they should have invited him in the first place. He's free to organize his own rallies and preach to his hearts content, doesn't mean a reputable university should bring him in to spout thinly veiled bigotry.

DEFTLEFTHAND · 14-10-2011 02:37PM

Would have made for a lively debate. Didn't Trinity cancel a speech by Fred Phelps of the Westboro Baptist Church over protests aswell?

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