Donald Sterling is a Democrat

Ricter said:
I understand that, which is why I wrote legal and social norms. Technically you're right, his speech is not a crime. Nevertheless he will be punished, so he broke "something", if not the law.
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Private thought and speech is not against the law , but Sterling is to an extent a public figure and the public has the right to reject him and his thoughts , like they did Romney.
 
Spike Trader said:
Private thought and speech is not against the law , but Sterling is to an extent a public figure and the public has the right to reject him and his thoughts , like they did Romney.
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Not the same. To quote Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

Shouldn’t we be equally angered by the fact that his private, intimate conversation was taped and then leaked to the media? Didn’t we just call to task the NSA for intruding into American citizen’s privacy in such an un-American way? Although the impact is similar to Mitt Romney’s comments that were secretly taped, the difference is that Romney was giving a public speech. The making and release of this tape is so sleazy that just listening to it makes me feel like an accomplice to the crime. We didn’t steal the cake but we’re all gorging ourselves on it.
 
Spike Trader said:
Private thought and speech is not against the law , but Sterling is to an extent a public figure and the public has the right to reject him and his thoughts , like they did Romney.
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This is not like Romney because Romney's speech was public and as such there was no expectation of privacy. In this case, the girl's lawyer was quick to state that Sterling asked her to record all conversations because he is senile, thus overcoming California's two party consent wire tapping law.
 
Trader666 said:
There was none of that in my absence? And how is it not a good thing if it brings you anguish?
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I never said there was. But it was not unreasonable to think you might have matured some during your absence.

Anguish? Lol.
 
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