Fighting the cybercensor. (fwd)

[Jim Choate]

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> Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 02:58:41 -0800
> From: Toto <toto at sk.sympatico.ca>
> Subject: Re: Fighting the cybercensor. (fwd)
> 
> > If the people in those counties want to give away their freedom that
> > is their business (and right), not mine, yours, or this countries unless
> > there is evidence they are trying to take their views and impose them here.
> 
>   Right. And if someone 'chooses' to give their money to a thief with
> a gun, then it is not the business of other people, or the police.
>   I would hate to interfere with someones 'right' to get robbed,
> raped, or murdered.

This is a perfect example of why we disagree. You feel society has the same
responsibilities as an individual, I don't.

Countries and societies are a tightly linked concept because man is a social
animal. Trying to equate this to an individual who chooses to ignore the
moral, ethical, and legal standards of their society is a non-sequiter.


                                                Jim Choate
                                                CyberTects
                                                ravage at ssz.com