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To: Michael M who wrote (35932)	10/29/2001 7:32:51 PM
From: E	Respond to of 82486

That's not the way BYU suppresses expression of those with whom (some of them) may differ. They do it much more effectively, subtly and cleverly. I do know how you feel about shouting, though. It's special because you comprehend how it works.

To: Michael M who wrote (35932)	10/29/2001 7:47:33 PM
From: J. C. Dithers	Respond to of 82486

Death penalty saves lives according to new study. Change of pace, Michael. Here is an important new scientific study that shows how many lives are saved by the death penalty: hudson.org But the implications are huge. By the study's estimate, the two recent federal executions will save approximately thirty-six lives. On the final day of 1999 (the last day for which we have accurate figures), there were 3,527 prisoners under sentence of death in American prisons. This study suggests that if all those sentences were carried out 63,000 lives would be saved. The author of this article is against the death penalty. But he has the honesty to call attention to this study, which he implies has been suppressed, or at least ignored, by the major media. This comes from the Arts & Letters Daily which was mentioned on the alter-ego BR site. BTW, I am in favor of the death penalty. JC

To: Michael M who wrote (35932)	10/29/2001 8:31:38 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 82486

Wouldn't it solve this whole argument rather nicely if everyone would simply agree that ideologues of all descriptions tend to be intolerant of dissenting views, and that the degree of intolerance is generally proportional to the degree of commitment to the ideology in question? It seems an easy thing to agree on, being about as close to self-evident as any proposition I've heard. Of course the type of intolerance one is likely to observe in a given milieu is related to the ideological demographics of that milieu, but that does not support any conclusion about the relative propensity toward intolerance of any particular ideology.