CDR: Re: And you thought Nazi agitprop was controversial?

[Declan McCullagh]

Perhaps an analogy might help make the general case for support of free
speech.

We may not like what our neighbor is doing with his lawn or house. But it
is in our best interests, generally speaking, to defend his property
rights from new laws and regulations because tomorrow our home could be at
risk.

-Declan


On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, Jay Holovacs wrote:

> How many times do I have to say this. I am *not* protecting them. I am
> protecting free speech... my free speech, your free speech.
> 
> This is much more dangerous than you seem to realize. It's tempting to let
> them get 'theirs' because their ideas are ugly to many of us. But if they
> can be held liable for a vicious murder (which they did not advocate or
> instigate) on the part of someone who read their site... what keeps you from
> being held accountable for someone who reads your site then kills a gay?
>