Outlawing Fascistic Racist Speech

Gordon Fitch gcf at panix.com
Thu Mar 23 13:49:02 PST 2000



> >If it were possible to detect directly a "pure' fascistic racist thought,
> I >would not be adverse to trying to discourage that fascistic racist
> thought. >Thought is not sacred because it is thought.

Brett Knowlton:
> Thought IS sacred because it is thought. Your thoughts define you, they
> are an integral part of you. Thoughts can not be separated from the
> person. If you mess with someone's thoughts, you destroy their
> individuality and begin to mold them into something else.
>
> A literal thought police would be truly horrifying.
>
> My opinions belong to me, and even if they could be detected, nobody has
> any right to censor or modify them, or to punish me for them.

Well, there goes the academic system, if that ever gets around!

Gordon



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