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From: mms1646@acf4.UUCP (Michael M. Sykora)
Newsgroups: net.politics.theory
Subject: Re: Forcing people to watch political debates
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Date: Tue, 9-Jul-85 03:00:00 EDT
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>/* mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor) /  1:04 pm  Jul  6, 1985 */

>The base question: Is overall freedom enhanced by the curtailment of
>some freedoms.

How do you define "overall freedom?"  Is it a simple sum?

The question then becomes segmented
into a series of minor questions about which freedoms could or should
be curtailed in order to maximize the overall freedom of individuals
to have and to make choices.

>In my view, one freedom that should be
>curtailed is the freedom to be uninformed (or uneducated, perhaps).

What constitutes uninformed?  Since no one can no everything, which
information will be stressed most?

Here come the Thought Police to take us to the "re-education cneters."

>Martin Taylor

							Mike Sykora