----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2002 8:29 PM Subject: RE: Wiesenthal Ctr Report
> > When a > >> situation occurs in which rights start clashing, the rights of the majority > >> (in this case: the *entire* population) become more important than the > >> rights of a small minority. > > In the US this is precisely wrong. The rights of minorities are protected since it is the right adheres to individuals rather than groups. "All men are created equal". Thus each citizen has the same rights. Included in those rigths is the right to think and say unpopular things. Now this right does not allow someone to yell "Fire" in a crowded thearter, but it does allow him to wear a Jewish star on his clothing. > > > > Correct. This is in order to prevent a tyranny of the majority. xponent Social Liberty Maru rob
