Nom, I don't have any such " historical " baggage. And, it's not censorship, in the context. Chaz merely became unwelcome !
On Feb 18, 8:46 pm, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > Vamadevananda, > I appreciate and respect both your own as well as Slip Disc's rights > to your own opinions on this issue. I myself make a distinction > between words and deeds when it relates to questions of freedom of > speech, I think that I have said this before. I have had to put up > with more than my own share of verbal abuse, in many instances, and I > have never asked for the censorship of the, in my opinion, abusers. I > have tried to either refute or sometimes, if it got to that point, > even reply in kind to such, in my opinion, verbal abusers. I come at > it from a "literary" and "historical" perspective.... censorship has > muzzled scientific speech, artistic speech, political speech, > religious speech, satirical or humorous speech, and even "bad taste" > speech. In some cases (most I would say) the censorship was, itself, > more harmful or ill-intentioned than the actual expression censored. > You are all fairly intelligent and probably aware of this in your own > regards... You, Vamadevananda, want censorship and "social decorum"? > I would think that you have more than enough of a bad case example of > where it can lead with the Indian Caste system....As for Slip > Disc....crimes of speech???? Show me the law or legal statute that > outlaws any speech that Chazwin or anyone else may have used? Unless, > of course, you are talking about some "political" law from some sort > of "authoritarian" regime....among which I , myself, would include > some of the so-called politically correct laws promulgated by the so- > called enlightened eEuropean or other (U.S. & Canada) democracies.... > Nah, you are both wrong on this.... > nominal9 > > On Feb 17, 11:09 pm, Vamadevananda <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Chazwin, the person, or his thoughts and ideas were never the issue > > here, Nom. > > > It was his verbal " behaviour," which was grossly disparaging of > > others at times, including intolerance of other people and their > > beliefs. If members of this forum have their rights, then Chaz > > frequently committed crimes against other people's rights and > > priviledges. > > > On Feb 18, 3:57 am, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Proof Positive... Gabby and Francis.... here's the link to > > > Epistemology Group and Chazwin's own > > > words...http://groups.google.com/group/epistemology/browse_thread/thread/7913... > > > Maybe Kierkegraig or (I suspect) Chris Jenkins (more than likely,the > > > censor) will give their side of it in explanation... I would like to > > > hear it, as well as perhaps some avenue to a mediation or a > > > reconciliation of the matter.... Chazwin's is an especially > > > intelligent voice to stiffle, under any circumstances. Although, as I > > > said, I despise censorship under all circumstances. > > > nominal9 > > > > On Feb 17, 1:21 pm, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for sharing this information with us. It is much appreciated at > > > > least on my side. Any sheep counts. Please keep us informed. > > > > > On 17 Feb., 18:23, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > I just read a statement on another board by Chazwin... I reproduce it > > > > > and my own reaction below: > > > > > > "Maybe I'll avoid getting a summary > > > > > banning, as I have with Mind's Eye. / Chazwin.... > > > > > > Say what? Chazwin.... > > > > > banning?.... My Hackles are starting to rise.... > > > > > nominal9" > > > > > > I haven't gotten any explanation from Chaz, maybe it is all a big > > > > > misunderstanding on someone or other's part....Hope so... I would hate > > > > > to see good friends, fellow posters, over some misunderstanding... > > > > > I despise censorship...., myself. > > > > > nominal9- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
