> fra: Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Wednesday, October 19, 2005, at 07:56 AM, Bob Blakely wrote: > > > Herb Chong believes that if he and others perceives that some folks > > see them as an insignificant minority, they should be allowed to use > > violence to close theatres, that they should be allowed to prevent the > > publication of books, films etc. that they disagree with, and they > > should be allowed to threaten with death people whose views differ > > from their own. > > > > When you say what you wrote, that's what I hear. It is the most > > logical conclusion to Herb's specific response to the specific > > question. > > > > You have every right to believe and say whatever you want, even try to > > convince others and freely assemble with like minded fellows, but you > > and anyone who would take liberty from others for any purpose bears > > close watching. > > > > In colonial days the American colonists were regarded as an > insignificant minority by the British. They ended up taking the > liberty and life of quite a few British soldiers in their fight for > independence. Were they wrong to do so? The Brits said they had no > right to take up arms against the crown.
And in these days some people in Iraq are regarded as an insignificant minority by the americans.....? Generalizations are dangerous.
