Just a comment to all of the 'true libertarians' out there, especially the "defend to the death" types: How many of you defended Mr. Sternlight's recent membership? # Chris Adams <adamsc@io-online.com> - Webpages for sale! Se habla JavaScript! # Automatically receive my resume or PGPKEY by sending email with a subject # of 'send PGPKEY' or 'send resume'. Capitalization counts so be careful! # Web site: http://www.io-online.com/adamsc/adamsc.htm
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Just a comment to all of the 'true libertarians' out there, especially the "defend to the death" types: How many of you defended Mr. Sternlight's recent membership?
I had absolutely no problem with Sternlight subscribing to cpunks. In fact, I would be opposed to any action that attempted to remove him from the list. I also have the right to killfile whomever I want to, and I will defend that right, also. However, if cpunks was a "closed" list with a definitive charter, I would not be displeased with any of the list owners who would prevent David Sternlight from subscribing or posting to the list. - -- Mark PGP encrypted mail prefered Key fingerprint = d61734f2800486ae6f79bfeb70f95348 http://www.voicenet.com/~markm/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3 Charset: noconv iQCVAwUBMgFnUrZc+sv5siulAQGY3AP9GngPhL570IceIr+Ls8OaE3gIrTRWQVU6 4gvozv/4g0nEUmT/S+KcnM5ySIQACB2E8LlwG8F2Fb8fLHquywS9Ql28mwx0oCfY OjO/hycM4UGGx5W0nGli8dJ95mpzIm9VDZNsRbrIPKbo8s5bi55Dlx9BwsG28PY5 BVKWCMk+U/g= =mSZs -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
"Chris Adams" writes:
Just a comment to all of the 'true libertarians' out there, especially the "defend to the death" types: How many of you defended Mr. Sternlight's recent membership?
Libertarianism means that you oppose *government* censorship -- not that you feel obligated to listen to every idiot who comes down the street. In other words -- I defend to the death the right of David Sternlight to say anything he likes. However, thats very different from feeling that anyone is required to listen, or saying that a privately run forum must tolerate him. Perry
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Just a comment to all of the 'true libertarians' out there, especially the "defend to the death" types: How many of you defended Mr. Sternlight's recent membership?
There is nothing to defend. Anyone, including Dr. Sternlight, may join this list at any time by mailing a "Suscrive" message to toad.com, and may leave it at any subsequent time by sending another message that says "unSuscrive." It's totally user-operated. No intervention by anyone else required. :) -- Mike Duvos $ PGP 2.6 Public Key available $ mpd@netcom.com $ via Finger. $
Chris Adams wrote:
Just a comment to all of the 'true libertarians' out there
What does being a libertarian, or true libertarian, have to do with wanting Sternlight on the list? I strongly suspect you have a dramatic misunderstanding of libertarianism.
Sternlight's recent membership?
For what it's worth, I had no problem with D.S. being on the list. That opinion has very, very little to do with my libertarian leanings, I assure you. ______c_____________________________________________________________________ Mike M Nally * Tiv^H^H^H IBM * Austin TX * For the time being, m5@tivoli.com * m101@io.com * <URL:http://www.io.com/~m101> * three heads and eight arms.
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