>>> Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> 03/23/00 11:12AM >>>
Charles Brown wrote:
>CB: I agree, and there is no more of a slippery slope between
>outlawing fascistic racist speech and outlawing socialist speech
>than there is between supporting abortion and supporting
>infanticide. Both lines are very easy to draw. The "hardness" of
>distinguishing fascistic racist speech from other speech is a social
>construction.
Well we disagree bigtime on this, but I'll hold fire.
Apropos of fire, a couple of people rebuked me for being too nasty to you yesterday. I have lots of differences with you, and enjoy sparring with you, but I don't want to cross that line into nastiness. So if I did, I'm sorry.
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CB: Thanks for the courtesy, however, I would say no apology is necessary. Here we have a true case of sticks and stones will break my bones, but...And it is not like I'm not sharp tongued myself. Don't self-repress your speech ( you are not a fascistic racist :>)) . Fire away on how you disagree above.
No progress without struggle.
CB