To bloody love Madonna for doing this?

[Destinysdaughter]

I've been watching the speeches from the Washington women's march today and have felt so inspired and uplifted by them, it's really given me hope, didn't know Madonna was going to be there and I don't want to take away anything from the other speakers as they've all been brilliant but I just wanted to say well done Madonna for being there and adding your voice ( and admittedly celebrity kudos and attention) to this amazing show of dissent, power and love.

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/live/2017/jan/21/womens-march-on-washington-and-other-anti-trump-protests-around-the-world-live-coverage?page=with:block-5883cfe4e4b00b8fc2ae363c#block-5883cfe4e4b00b8fc2ae363c

Yes, that's exactly what Charles Manson did - mentioned in passing to a group of strangers that he'd thought about killing some people.

Yes, that's exactly what Charles Manson did - mentioned in passing to a group of strangers that he'd thought about killing some people.

Um, yeah, that's exactly what he did. To far smaller groups of people than the crowd that Madonna was speaking to.

Right, that brainwashing and cult mind control shit he was doing had nothing to do with it. Come on, I remember being taught in the fifth grade why Charles Manson's actions weren't protected under the First Amendment.

Right, that brainwashing and cult mind control shit he was doing had nothing to do with it. Come on, I remember being taught in the fifth grade why Charles Manson's actions weren't protected under the First Amendment.

Except that he routinely preached his bile to complete strangers at parties, clubs etc. and the fact that one of the women he sent out to kill had known him for less than two weeks.

But carry on, by all means.

Total difference between Madonna telling a crowd of hundreds of thousands that she wanted to blow up the White House, and a person in an airport (or anywhere) saying that they want to blow up a plane, or Charles Manson in a club saying that he wants to start a race war. Totally different. Can't see the vaguest similarity.

Ninja you are advocating Madonnas hate speech, while at the same time shooting down people who are using their free speech to criticizes some of the more public members of the protest who have a history that is at odds with what the protest was supposed to be about?

Do you understand this thread is an example of the ability to make free decisions about who we want to agree with and follow, rather than be hearded like sheep because it's what people are expecting.

I watched Madonna on the video. What was interesting to me was that the organisers on stage seemed to be talking to each other. They had no interest in her deranged ramblings speech.

No, Just, I'm defending her right to say it, not agreeing with what she said. And I absolutely haven't told anybody that they shouldn't disagree with it, only that what she said isn't - and shouldn't be - against the law.
Personally I don't like her, and never have, but that's not the point.

She may have used hyperbole, which she qualified. He's introducing Martial law in Chicago. Look a little bit like a civil war now.