--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > In a message dated 9/10/06 10:22:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Just as ABC has the right to show the film, > members of the public have the right to say > they believe ABC *should not* show the film. > > That is not "censorship" in any way, shape, > or form. That, in fact, is free speech. > > Funny how conservative you sound now.
I'm very conservative with regard to human rights, yes, indeed. > Remember how Liberals cried "Censorship" when republicans > demanded the same things when it came to the Ronald Reagan > movie? Or when country western stations decided,from their > side,not to play the Dixie Chicks anymore and the Chicks and > other liberals cried censorship? Sure. Was there more to your question? > Conservatives never advocated government interference with > CBS or radio stations. Nor did liberals. > These are only two examples off the top of my head in which > I have heard liberals accuse conservatives of wanting > censorship in such cases. If the conservatives were not advocating government interference, then they were not advocating censorship. I decline to take responsibility for the errors of other liberals. > You are > right though real censorship is government telling somebody > that can't say something. It has nothing to do with personal > opinion. Absolutely correct, thank you. Would you pass this on to Barry and Shemp, please? They seem to be having a bit of difficulty with this very basic point. > It is funny though how schools feel free these days to > censor student speeches at commencement ceremonies if > the student should mention his belief in God or give > thanks to a deity. Now THAT is censorship in it's truest > form. Actually it's a conflict between two aspects of the First Amendment. Those are always tough to deal with. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
