[MD] Political Correctness in the light of MoQ

[plattholden at gmail.com]

On 6 May 2009 at 11:54, X Acto wrote:

> WOW, Hate speech, deliberate distortion, yelling fire in a crowded theatre, lying, false witness is o.k.
> 
> 
> Well, Platt, you just legalized ad hominem attacks in the name of free speech,
> you realize that don't you.
> In your opinion is any law an infringement on your liberty?
> -Ron
       
Laws against hate speech and deliberate distortion are not OK. Laws against yelling fire in a 
crowded theater are OK. Laws against perjury (lying,bearing false witness) in court are OK. 
Laws against ad hominem attacks are not OK.  Laws that protect individual liberty and the 
functioning of a free society are OK. Laws that infringe free speech are not OK. 

I am no Noam Chomsky fan, but in saying this he was right: "If we don't believe in freedom 
of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all."

Hope I've clarified my opinion.

Platt