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  1. Comments: Gated by NETNEWS@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!paladin.american.edu!auvm!SAIL.STANFORD.EDU!ANDY
  3. Organization: Computer Science Department,  Stanford University.
  4. Message-ID: <9212232054.AA23263@SAIL.Stanford.EDU>
  5. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.politics
  6. Date:         Wed, 23 Dec 1992 12:54:22 -0800
  7. Sender:       Forum for the Discussion of Politics <POLITICS@UCF1VM.BITNET>
  8. From:         Andy Freeman <andy@SAIL.STANFORD.EDU>
  9. Subject:      Re: freedom of speech
  10. In-Reply-To:  <POLITICS%92122309025328@OHSTVMA.ACS.OHIO-STATE.EDU>
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  12.  
  13. >Would it be awful if one was for freedom of speech for all
  14. >except those who are against freedom of speech?
  15.  
  16. If it was applied on a "those folks are really against freedom of
  17. speech, so they shouldn't be allowed to speak on other issues either"
  18. basis, it doesn't mean anything.
  19.  
  20. The "you can't argue against freedom of speech form" is an admission
  21. that freedom of speech is an idea that can't stand on its own, an idea
  22. that would fall to opposing arguments.
  23.  
  24. I don't see anything to recommend the quoted position.
  25.  
  26. -andy
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