17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Saw this on news.admin.net-abuse.misc: In article <ebohlmanDL3M0I.B2J@netcom.com>, ebohlman@netcom.com (Eric Bohlman) wrote: <snip> :Banning this sort of discussion accomplishes nothing positive. It :creates the *appearance* of having fought bigotry without actually having :done so. It doesn't address the problem, it sweeps it under the rug, and :bigotry that's been swept under the rug has a nasty habit of catching :fire. Banning hate speech is sort of like sending a business card to :Craig Shergold; it lets you feel like you've done your good deed for the :day, even though you really haven't. <snip> That gets _my_ vote for metaphor of the day. Bruce Baugh bruceab@teleport.com http://www.teleport.com/~bruceab