[Fwd: THE TEARS OF THE MIGHTY]

[Dace]

>From: Charles Brown
>
>>The issue here is not an abstract discussion of freedom of speech, >but
the
>concrete relationship between freedom from racism and >freedom of speech.
>>
>
>Not quite.  It's between freedom of speech and freedom from racist speech.
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>CB: If all they did was talk, there would be no problem. The problem is the
talk causes action. So, yes quite, it is freedom from racism.
>
Talk does not cause action.  Whoever commits the action is responsible for
the deed.  Sometimes no action follows from speech.  But even when it does,
it's the action that's objectionable, not the speech.  It doesn't matter
what idiots say or believe.  All that matters are actions, regardless of
whether or not they were preceded by words.


>By the way, if something remains only talk and never results in any kind of
action ever, society has no interest in prohibiting it OR PROTECTING IT.
Society is indifferent to "pure" speech.
>
The First Ammendment protects speech, not the actions that might or might
not result from it.  It's precisely because society has no interest in
prohbiting or protecting "pure" speech that it should always be protected,
not for the sake of society, but for the sake of individuals who wish to
express their thoughts.

Ted