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From: west@utcsri.UUCP (Thomas L. West)
Newsgroups: net.politics
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Question for Canadians
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Date: Wed, 27-Mar-85 22:40:45 EST
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Posted: Wed Mar 27 22:40:45 1985
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Reply-To: west@utcsri.UUCP (Thomas L. West)
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>If, as you claim, the beliefs in question are irrational, then it should
>be easy to prove them wrong.  If you call for censorship as a substitute
>for argument, you show a lack of confidence either in the correctness of
>your beliefs, or in the ability of most other people to think.
>	David Canzi

  Oh come off it.  Have you ever argued with a racist?  Logic is about
the farthest thing from their mind.  You are correct in one point.  I
don't absolutley trust the over-all population's rationality.  History has
shown that we humans can perform some incredibly savage acts of irrationality.
I, for one, plan to fight a recurrence any way I can.  And if this 
requires a small comprimise of absolute free speech, so be it.
  And no, I don't advocate absolute state mind control, however, there
is a wide spectrum between free speech and mind-control, and I stand
just a little off the free speech end.

  Tom West
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