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To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (346335)1/23/2003 2:01:17 AM
From: Steve Dietrich  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 769670
 
<<Well that just ain' troo,>>

I was talking about JLA using the epithet, if indeed that was his intention. (And if it wasn't, it seems to me he would've said so and not have been suspended, but i really don't know how this SI suspension stuff works.)

Not a single one of you Bush supporters has criticized JLA. You've all just tried to shine the light elsewhere.

Steve



To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (346335)1/23/2003 2:02:48 AM
From: Lazarus_Long  Respond to of 769670
 
Know something? You're right. I can remember a lot of conservatives here who thought Lott had to go.

And I was one of them.

And another point you brought to mind: JLA is intolerant of prejudice. I can remember numerous instances of him getting on people for making nasty cracks about blacks, Jews, Muslims, ...



To: Johannes Pilch who wrote (346335)1/23/2003 2:11:34 AM
From: Neeka  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
It really is all a matter of censorship. I'm thinking that those on the left are much more inclined to censor than those on the right. I have witnessed it over and over again on SI.

There is something inherently disturbing about censors. I think it makes your eyes pop, your breathing more shallow, your pores get clogged and you develop a nervous twitch in your eye. Something very unnatural about censorship. Anyone seeking to do so is a fink and a hater of freedom.

M