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From: phil@amd70.UUCP (Phil Ngai)
Newsgroups: net.jokes.d
Subject: Re: Re: Offensiveness (long article) - (nf)
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Date: Mon, 21-Nov-83 01:31:13 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 21 01:31:13 1983
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is nothing (I can't wait until that Bell Labs site in Colorado threatens to
leave the net if anyone says anything bad about the work it does).

	There's a big difference between stating objective facts and
	spreading malicious and damaging stereotypes as the BLKTRN
	article did.

In fact if you cowardly, sniveling wimps who work there let the management
there pull you off the net without a very large stink, you don't deserve to
be part of this net.

	Maybe USENET isn't that important to them? You would give up
	your job for net access? And you think other sites will let you
	post racist articles?

Let your fears gag you - let your safe little jobs blind you - let your self-
imposed filters deafen you - be safe, little, snug vegetables in your local
garden. If we lose you it will be no large loss. If we lose our freedom of
communication it will be much worse. 

	I think freedom of communication is the issue. I claim if you
	encourage irresponsible use of the net, it will lose most of
	its value and many sites will withdraw. Then you will have the
	freedom to talk, but there'll be no one to listen.

I really don't see any other company on this net making such a stink
about this. The management of the two largest news backbone sites (decvax
and ucbvax) haven't said anything.

	Ucbvax is not a backbone site. I would be interested in hearing
	decvax's policy on this kind of thing.
	
As far as I know, the only "management types" who have complained have come
from two very minor sites on the net.

	Bell Labs is a minor site?

the net. The only people who can do that are you. LONG LIVE THE FREE NET!!!

	Free as long as your employer is willing to pay for it.
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Phil Ngai (408) 988-7777 {ucbvax|decwrl|ihnp4|allegra}!amd70!phil