From: Damien Broderick (thespike@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun Dec 15 2002 - 16:13:58 MST
Mike Lorrey wrote:
> Chomsky's other problem is the left wing attitude of not judging
> proponents of discredited ideologies and agendas (such as those of
> Holocaust deniers), of holding to the absurd belief that just because
> we all have free speech means that all possible opinions or inane
> absurdities deserve a fair hearing, and not just one, but repeated fair
> hearings long after such have been tested, judged, and tossed into the
> dustbin of history. He believes that as long as there is at least on
> more rube out there willing to entertain any foolish idea, that anybody
> willing to spout them should be published and promoted.
< gak >
< coff >
< gasp >
Isn't this called fair-weather libertarianism?
I believe there's a maxim along the lines of: `If they come for [X] in the
morning and you do nothing the prevent it, even if you despise the son of a
bitch, don't be surprised when they come for you in the afternoon.'
Damien Broderick
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