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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Anti-Semite witch hunt
Message-ID: <1988Dec9.173053.2834@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
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Date: Fri, 9 Dec 88 17:30:53 GMT

In article  clong@topaz.rutgers.edu (Chris Long) writes:
>Of course anti-Semitism is an evil; I simply feel that J Random Luser
>is entitled to whatever opinions he/she wants - no matter how stupid
>and loathsome, like anti-Semitism, those opinions may be...

As has been pointed out in the past, freedom of speech means little if
it's only the freedom to say things that we (whoever "we" are) consider
sensible or approve of.  True freedom of speech has to include the freedom
to be a damn fool or a revolting slimeball.
-- 
SunOSish, adj:  requiring      |     Henry Spencer at U of Toronto Zoology
32-bit bug numbers.            | uunet!attcan!utzoo!henry henry@zoo.toronto.edu