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    Anthrax Info —Christopher Tracey
   The leading scientific journal nature is publishing some information on anthrax on its website including some older articles(both hard science and policy issues are covered). (URL) access fee has been removed for this section -chris (23 years ago, 28-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Scott Arthur
   (...) This was interesting: Genetic sleuths rush to identify anthrax strains in mail attacks (URL) It reminded me (indirectly) of a story I read yesterday about the current anthrax problem. The content makes some sense, and mirrors a view I read on (...) (23 years ago, 29-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Horst Lehner
    (...) True or not, I have always been amazed by how much you in the US allow neo-Nazis to abuse the freedom they have. For historical reasons, this is a bit different in Europe, and especially in Germany. However, this of course does not mean we (...) (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Christopher L. Weeks
     (...) I tend to think that the fact that we allow them their proper freedoms is the reason that we generally have little problem with them. Chris (23 years ago, 30-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Horst Lehner
      (...) So you think it is OK that they use the internet to spread their propaganda even to countries which have good reasons to disallow this type of propaganda? Or do you think there could be no good reasons to disallow tis type of proaganda? It (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Larry Pieniazek
      (...) This is a dangerous line to try to draw. We think it safer for freedom to allow people to say what they will and let the audience decide, than to suppress kinds of speech. (pulling up the rock often has a far worse effect on the grubs that (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Bruce Schlickbernd
      (...) That's easy - don't allow the Internet! It's something that was created in the United States anyway - complaining about how we use our own creation doesn't seem to carry great moral weight. (...) Yes, but at least here, there is a general (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
    
         Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Christopher L. Weeks
     (...) Yes. Absolutely. Without reservation. Not only OK, but actually good. It is much easier to track their activities when they advertise. (...) There is no good reason to prevent people from hearing ideas and allowing them to compete for (...) (23 years ago, 1-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
   
        Re: 'work of neo-Nazis' (Re: Anthrax Info) —Scott Arthur
   (...) Not that long ago in the USA: neo-Nazis = ~OK~ Communists = Not Ok. Hmm. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 31-Oct-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 

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