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Freedom of Protest, was Re: Schpiffkraft Hakenkreuz
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 9 Aug 2005 19:51:42 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Samuel Morrison wrote:
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Let me paint a clearer picture than: when I wrote “organize”, I meant
“gather to demonstrate (peacefully) and express the ideals of their group,
no matter what they may be. I would restrict their right to assemble on the
basis that their virtues involve inappropriate behavior with children, and
has been deemed harmful to children. Likewise, regardless of the finer
points of Naziing or whatever it’s called, it is viewed by minority groups
to be harmful. This isn’t a case of hurt feelings - Naziing is directly
responsible for 6 to 11 million people being killed in Europe in the 1930’s
and 1940’s.
-nk
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And what is “inappropriate”? Who decides? You? Some would argue it is
inappropriate that women are permitted out in public unveiled. Sure, Nazism
is a horrible, evil thing, but should we restrict someone’s right to act like
a jerk if they want to? You’re equating the use of a swastika to killing
millions, and it’s an entirely different issue. A symbol is not murder.
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Nick’s point is that there is a difference between “restrict someone’s right to
act like a jerk” AND “restrict someone’s right to act like a jerk anywhere they
please.
The Supreme Court has held up “free speach zones” - especially on college
campuses - to limit where protests can happen, and where free speech can be
exercised. The rationale is that the right to protest doesn’t interfere with
someone else’s right to go into a building and work.
In the case of the NAMBLA protesting in front of a daycare - we must balance
their rights with the rights of parents who need to pick their children up from
daycare. Don’t they have rights?
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| (...) And what is "inappropriate"? Who decides? You? Some would argue it is inappropriate that women are permitted out in public unveiled. Sure, Nazism is a horrible, evil thing, but should we restrict someone's right to act like a jerk if they want (...) (19 years ago, 9-Aug-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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