Quote Originally Posted by Spartiate View Post
A person advocating genocide isn't really interested in having a nice chat about it, they're trying to garner supporters. It's not that nothing positive can come of it, it's that something very very negative can come of it. What are your views on sedition? I believe that is illegal in the US.
There is a difference between expressing a belief and trying to incite an event to happen. Also, it was the government Ann was expressing a belief about. She was talking about the government doing something by choice. That is not illegal.

The sedition laws spook me out a good bit. I understand the illegality of saying, "Hey, let's go kill a bunch of old ladies! Come on!" That's organization of a criminal act. However, the laws cover a lot more than that. The idea of free speech being screwed with at all is unsettling, even when it may be necessary.

Quote Originally Posted by Spartiate View Post
Just look at the world's view of Canada, "peaceful", "quiet", "friendly"... It might have something to do with our political structure.
It's because you don't get caught up in international affairs. The country that borders you to the south does it for you.