[MD] Free Speech

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [Platt]
> It took some prodding, but at least you finally answered the question. I would
> certainly forbid Al Qaeda, Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations
> from campus. Would you?
> 
> [Arlo]
> Question for you, what's the difference between someone's free speech that
> involves claiming "the white race is superior" and speech that says "American
> hegemony is evil"? Is it okay to claim certain people are inferior, but not
> okay to bad-talk the country? I ask because you have no problem with allowing
> the KKK to speak, or neo-nazis.

Speech not backed by action is harmless. Speech backed by blowing people up
isn't. That's the difference.

> [Platt]
> Physical threats and attacks should never be tolerated no matter what your
> opinion of the "intellectual" value of an invited speaker. I guess you agree
> although it takes some digging through a lot of verbiage to find out where you
> stand.
> 
> [Arlo]
> I said the same thing in each email, but you can believe what you want. No,
> physical assaults should never be tolerated, no matter the "intellectual" value
> of the speaker.

I'm still waiting for Columbia to take action against the students who attacked
the minute man. (Yes, I know -- you're not responsible.)

> [Platt]
> Good for you. As for me, I never interfere in a person's right to free  speech.
> I never boo, heckle, hum or otherwise make a speaker uncomfortable. But I don't
> go around preaching tolerance like so many leftists who dump on Christians at
> every opportunity.
> 
> [Arlo]
> I never once thought you advocaated tolerance, Platt. No worries that comes
> across. But its nice to know you are a passive supporter of free speech.

At least I'm not a hypocrite about being tolerant. Didn't you tell me that
hypocrisy was a sin?

> [Platt]
> Terrorist groups.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Some consider the KKK a terrorist group. I take it you don't? 

Not any more, thanks to virtually wiping them out -- exactly what the world needs
to do to Islamic terrorists, the sooner the better. 




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