"Having the right to say it, doesn't mean that it's right to say it"
Anonymous American Muslim gentleman commenting at a small peaceful protest outside the Danish Embassy in DC Scott A. Stewart Webmaster/ Developer 11820 Parklawn Dr Rockville, MD 20852 (301) 770-9610 x 335 -----Original Message----- From: G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:59 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Freedom of press- just don't question the holocaust. I guess that makes sense. > Because the Austrian people, through a democratic process, decided > that this very particular bit of speech is so unacceptable to them > (and potentially dangerous), that they agreed to suspend the rights of > free speech just for this one item. > > They have a much better perspective their than I have here of exactly > what the holocaust actually meant. > > Notice that this has NOTHING to do with freedom of the press. It has > to do with freedom of speech. It is not that this idjit published a > book in Britain denying the holocaust. It is that he traveled to > Austria and spoke to a crowd denying the holocaust. Which under > Austrian law is illegal. > > According to the people that drafted and sponsored this law, they > equate it to forbidding someone yelling fire in a crowded theater. > > Again from my perspective, distant in time and location, it seems a > bit extreme, but they don't. > > On 3/2/06, G <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I think i kind of agree...which sucks, I hate agreeing with Gel. >> >> Saying the holocaust never happened should result in scorn, ridicule, and >> isolation. Not sure why it should include jail time though. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198550 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
