Not to play devils advoicate here...BUT..there is a thing called freedom of speech, and that is what facebook is allowing them to do by letting them continue to run the group.....you cant just support the parts of the constitution that you like( yea I stole that from somewhere, but whos tagline it is..I dont remember)....so by asking facebook to remove the group, will prolly never happen, but good luck in the effort. It offends me and really ticks me off, but I feel quite sure there are some things that I strongly believe in that really tick people off and offend them, but I sleep well at night knowing that our guys are over there standing guard and protecting us, doing the things in life that most of us would or could not ever do
I appreciate the principles of free speech, but I think this constitutional right is meant to apply to the public arena. A good example is our own EO website - there are things that aren't allowed to be posted here, and for good reason. This forum is open to the public, with some limitations in order to guarantee proper decorum and good taste.
In fact, the same applies to Facebook according to Section 3 of their
Statement of Rights and Responsibilities:
Item 6; You will not bully, intimidate or harass any user.
Item 7; You will not post material that is hateful, threatening, pornographic...
Assuming that even one active member of the military is a member of Facebook, then the above rules should apply to these "F**k the Troops" groups.
A modest proposal: suppose I or some other daring soul decides to start an offensive group on Facebook like "F**k The Gays"? How long do you think this would last? I'll bet the rights of free speech would quickly collide with an appropriate enforcement of their terms, with no petition having to be organized.
My main point is that free speech applies if these groups of anti-military peaceniks want to stand on a street corner with sandwich signs or posters denegrating our troops, and yell anti-war chants from the late 1960s. My secondary point is that there appears to be a double standard in play at Facebook, where they selectively enforce their rules.
Layout, you're right - this discussion really should be in the Soapbox.
Can't comment on the draft in this forum either, geez, it's hard when my rants are curtailed!! LOL!!!!!
