That's a fascinating way to look at the issue and I realize that you're not alone. A friend from France wonders why we in the US (on both sides of the issue) worry about it. Somewhat the same avoidance of the issue.
A few years ago I had an interesting conversation in this vein with a lady, along with her parents, while sitting in (IIRC) O'Hare airport. She wondered about our freedoms and stated that we don't need the KKK -- they should be outlawed and eliminated. My reponse was that the KKK is a problem, but I'd rather be stuck with them than have a government controlling what we think on issues (and punish us if we violate the standards, as does Political Correctness). My concluding remark was that "I'd rather be free." At that point she shoot her head with a lack of understanding but her parents nodded in agreement. Many in the US see the issue as yet important because we are willing to struggle with the tension of maintaing freedom. There are totalitarian extremes of all sorts that are the real competition, with the Left** being a concern to many of us. Collin ** "Left" should be understood as those holding to dialectic imperatives which are used to manipulate liberties and social structure. It does not mean simply "socialist", but goes much further. It occurs here in class conflict and ethnic conflict which are contrived to create political pressure. >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:32:01 +0200 >From: "Raimo K" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Correct - and it is quite un-meaningful nowadays to debate about who sits on >the right side or on the left side. >All the best! >Raimo K >Personal photography homepage at: >http:\\www.uusikaupunki.fi/~raikorho
