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From: mcewan@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: HOW TO DEAL WITH A JERK
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 12:02:00 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 12:02:00 1985
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Nf-From: uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU!mcewan    Oct  1 11:02:00 1985


> Let me, while I'm at it, bring up a point of logic. The main defense of
> Black's postings has been under 'freedom of {speech|press}' with the
> comment that if I didn't like it, ignore it. Let me point out that I've
> already gone on record in this forum that I don't agree with that
> viewpoint, so continuing to badger me with it won't do a lot of good in
> changing my mind unless you have a strong argument behind it. Given that
> view of the net, I don't see any problem with the attempts to get Black to
> stop posting that drivel.
> 
> However, those people who DO believe that freedom of speech or press
> applies, let me remind you of a little paradox that has shown up. The
> general arguement I've seen has been of the form 'he DOES have the write to
> post it, just don't read it, and {you or laurie} don't have the right to
> suggest company boycotts (or lynching, or whatever...)
> 
> -- 
> :From under the bar at Callahan's:   Chuq Von Rospach 
> nsc!chuqui@decwrl.ARPA               {decwrl,hplabs,ihnp4,pyramid}!nsc!chuqui

Chuq, I was under the impression that you can read. Go back and read those
articles again, and you may notice that NO ONE has suggested that you or Laurie
don't have the right to say anything you damn well please. You have the right
to call everyone who supports Black's right to rant a Nazi; we have the right
to call you an ass for saying something that stupid. Criticism is not
censorship.

			Scott McEwan
			{ihnp4,pur-ee}!uiucdcs!mcewan

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