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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank
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To: Neocon who wrote (25124)8/29/2001 12:34:13 PM
From: The Philosopher  Read Replies (1) of 82486
 
So, are we prepared to scrap freedom of speech and freedom of religion because of
dislike for the message?

That is, of course, the crux of the question, beautifully stripped down to a single sentence.

I've recommended this book before, but I'll do it again because I think it is one of the most important books written in the past century. It's Nat Hentoff's "Free Speech for Me but Not for Thee." He superbly lays out that exact dichotomy, that there is a large class of Americans who claim to cherish free speech, but only when it advocates ideas they agree with, or at least those they don't find highly objectionable.

A great book. I wonder whether Solon has read it, and if he has, what he thinks of it.
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