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From: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros T.)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: Europe leaves net.politics in disgust.
Message-ID: <450@usl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Apr-85 11:35:21 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr 22 11:35:21 1985
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Reply-To: sigma@usl.UUCP (Spiros T.)
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Summary: 

>So the problem is very clear.  "Europe" (whoever that is) doesn't
>really have free speech as we know it in the US, so we should not
>expect them to recieve just anything posted to the net.
>
>While I don't blame "Europe" for cutting off the junk newsgroups
>(we expire net.politics after 8 to 10 days here), I can't help but
>think that the reasons given above indicate a problem with European
>(and Canadian) law, rather than the particular contents of
>net.politics cited.
>-- 
>Gordon A. Moffett		...!{ihnp4,hplabs,sun}!amdahl!gam

Free Speech?  Ever been to a European University, Gordon? Of course,
there are no fraternity rushes or anything of the sort of things 
that happen in US universities... Just much deeper realization of
what's going on around the school, the country, Europe, (NOT "Europe")...
As for libel-type writings, regarding minorities, etc, it is that "law"
that protects KKK and "The Arm, the XXX and the YYY of the Lord" Neo-Nazi
style organizations... Of course, all "laws" are made this way...

-- Spiros                    
-- USL Computer Science Dept.
-- {ut-sally,akgub}!usl!sigma