UNLIKE GST, lunk IS NOT actively trying to destroy hunting and fishing as we know it. He is publicly stating what he thinks about a current and ongoing issue. So for those of you out there that would like to muzzle lunkerslayer, you MUST also be prepared to be muzzled yourself. You can not declare you have the right to free speech while simultaneously declaring others don't have the same right. That's the definition of a HYPOCRITE. Agree or Disagree with him, but he DOES have the right to say what he chooses and if we (the NDA membership) allow peer pressure and mob rule to dictate what can and can not be said here, WE will be lesser men for it. Let'er Rip Lunk!!
As someone who put on the uniform to defend our freedoms, I'm a firm believer in that we have to remember the right to free speech is not absolute. You can't run into a crowded movie theater and yell "fire", nor can you talk about bombing an airplane while going through TSA.
Lunk's problem is he flirts with, and occasionally violates his right to free speech in my opinion (remember, it's just my opinion), when he knowingly puts forth articles from satirical sites and proclaims them to be true. In particular, his characterization of the Commandant of the USMC and the links he provided to back it up. So we can sit here and say Lunk has the right of free speech, but when it crosses the line far enough to violate community standards, he can absolutely be at risk of getting the GST treatment. For if we aren't held responsible by the community, who are we to be held accountable by on this topic? Pretty sure none of us would like to see the randomly employed Ban Hammer of old dusted off and in use again.
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Let me put it this way, while GST was almost always on the other side of the issue from the average ND outdoor enthusiast, that's far more defendable under the right to free speech than blatant lies and misinformation.