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To: Ilaine who wrote (123671)	1/25/2004 4:19:44 AM
From: X Y Zebra	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Allowing idiots to have their say in the public square makes it easier for the government to maintain surveillance. exactly ! i've long suspected SI was established for that purpose... like the sticky paper to trap flies. -g [it was free too]

To: Ilaine who wrote (123671)	1/25/2004 4:57:25 PM
From: marcos	Respond to of 281500

That's among the top reasons, that suppression will drive hate speech underground where it will fester in less visible and more dangerous form .... augmented by a perception of its speakers being handed moral high ground on freedom of expression Incitement to riot - there's a line short of this on which we all pretty much are agreed, no doubt every nation will have a prohibition in its laws .... where the line is drawn exactly will vary of course, according to societal mores on freedom of expression, partly, but also according to circumstance .... it's probably more the interpretation that depends on circumstance, with legislation and precedent having a wide enough scope to accommodate any situation