Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2002 18:07:40 -0800 From: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> To: Dave Hayes <dave@jetcafe.org> Cc: dever@getaclue.net, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Bystander shot by a spam filter. Message-ID: <3E10FBEC.492CD4EE@mindspring.com> References: <200212302345.gBUNjn176767@hokkshideh2.jetcafe.org>
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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. 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. > > 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. We can understand your argument, and still believe you're wrong... I think that's the part you don't understand... how someone, who has been exposed to The Wisdom Of Dave(tm) can decide that it's not something they want to live by... b -- Terry To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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