Platt, you confuse and debase "intellectual freedom". Firstly in the idea that anything you said may have been intellectual, rather than purely biological, not even social.
Secondly in your selective ignorance - freedom comes with responsibilities too. I too defend your rights to speak, you evil moron. Ian On 4/8/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Quoting Case <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > Horse, > > > > I do not really take Ian's call to ditch Platt any more seriously than I > > take Platt's claim to be the voice of sanity. Still I find the suggestion > > that he be removed disturbing. In my view Platt's contributions to this > > discussion forum are absolutely second to none. > > > > In the two years I have been posting I would estimate that Platt has > > participated in and generated more discussion than any other contributor. He > > has stimulated my thinking as much as anyone else in these parts and he has > > inspired much of what I consider to be my best efforts. > > > > Like many others I almost never agree with, Platt. Sometimes I think he must > > be making things up just to annoy me but he is always a worthy advocate for > > his views. I find his positions almost always deeply misguided but I respect > > him and his ability to articulate them beyond measure. > > > > We all get a bit overzealous at times and speak rashly and I assume that is > > what Ian is doing now. But MoQ.org would be greatly diminished without > > Platt. > > > > In just a few minutes I plan to begin yet another savage assault of one or > > another of Platt's recent posts. I haven't even read them yet but I can tell > > you I will enjoy every second of it and I will wait with baited breath his > > response which I predict will infuriate me and prompt another futile attempt > > to correct the errors of his thinking. > > > > Ban, Platt? > > > > I say never! In fact I recommend we all give him a big hand for all he has > > done to keep us thinking and for not allowing us to take our assumptions for > > granted. > > An eloquent defense of free speech, on a par with Voltaire's "I disapprove of > what you say, but will defend to the death your right to say it." If ever I > am hauled before a tribunal for blasphemy, I shall call on you to plead > my case. Thanks much for your ringing endorsement of intellectual freedom > over social control. Would that more in the free world understood as your do > how vital this right of free speech is to humanity's well being. > > With gratitude, > Platt > > . > > ------------------------------------------------- > This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ > moq_discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ > moq_discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
