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Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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Tue, 9 Aug 2005 17:00:33 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Leonard Hoffman wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote:
   In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Nick Kappatos wrote:
   Actually, “Freedom of speech is there” because it was amended to the US Constitution in the Bill of Rights. It’s not there specifically to protect what someone may find offensive.

On the contrary--the only speech that requires protection is that which society-at-large finds suitable for censorship.

requires protection”

All speech is protected, but only some speech needs to be protected.

Uh, isn’t that pretty much what I wrote?

Dave!



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  Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
 
(...) "requires protection" All speech is protected, but only some speech needs to be protected. -Lenny (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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