Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 00:28:44 -0800 From: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: dever@getaclue.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter. Message-ID: <200212310828.gBV8Sn179280@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: > Dave Hayes wrote: >> Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> writes: >> > Why? >> > Even unlimited freedom of speech is not a guarantee of an audience. >> >> This is the argument used by people who wish to fool people into >> thinking there is no freedom of speech. I will refrain from addressing >> it here. > > Again, why? I believe in the (acknowledged by the 4th ammendment) > right to free speech. That doesn't mean that people have to listen > to me, or to take what I say to heart, as if it were gospel. The > right of someone to proselytize me stops at the point I slam my > front door in their face. You are not allowed to place your hand on their jaw and close their mouth. > Your argument is that I should not be allowed to close my own door, > or to buy locks for that door from a third party. Nope, not even close. >> > Do you spend as much energy bitching at your local cable television >> > company for not putting you on the air to voice your philosophy to >> > the masses? >> >> Heavens no, my philosophy is not for everyone. It's only for those who >> are willing to understand. ;) > > Understanding is not a guarantee of acceptance or acquiesence. You presume I want either state. I don't. All I "want" is for people to let others make their own decisions. The arguments you present lead to exactly the opposite state. ------ Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - dave@jetcafe.org >>> The opinions expressed above are entirely my own <<< "If a man does keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer." - Henry David Thoreau To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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