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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac,soc.culture.iran
Subject: Re: Racism on the Net
Keywords: Racists flowing out of the closet
Message-ID: <1990Jul2.132323.28560@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 2 Jul 90 13:23:23 GMT
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In article <1412@madnix.UUCP> robert@madnix.UUCP (Robert Moldenhauer) writes:
> Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.mac
>I've tired of reading racist statements on the Net.  Do we have to put
>upt with this outflow of biggotry against Iranians?  What if someone had
>said "All Blacks are xxxxxx" or "Jews are yyyyy"?  Why don't all these 
>folks who are responding to the misplaced appeal for aid for earthquake
>victims just go to their KKK meetings and leave us alone.  Better, shouldn't
>there be rules against making racist statements on the Net?
>Racism doesn't help the murdered folks on Iran Air or Pan Am or KAL, it 
>just adds to the possibility that these tragedies will be repeated.

Sigh.  It's bad enough when you post the message on inappropriate groups.
It is worse when you pose a Call For Censorship on ONLY inappropriate groups.

Discussion about earthquake:  Honor the Followup-- soc.culture.iran
Discussion about racism/net censorship: talk.politics.misc.
Nothing: comp.sys.*
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