Mike: Hate and Hating and Correctness

nospam@example.com (Mike) — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:22:49 -0800

Absolutely Sid, that's the trap with these topics. It's hard to live in the Open Society and realize that openness allows in threats. But the real work isn't how to shore up the Less Than Open Society, it is how to accept the threat and move on without limiting openess. I think when I finally understood the role of the ACLU, I started to understand how to look at these cases with an eye towards how allowing them protects me. It's hard with certain groups though because we know what the potential is. But I think history shows that the "Nazi Germanies" of history arose because they took advantage not of open societies, but of closed societies or societies that closed as a reaction.

That's my point here, that knee jerk reactions such as the Hate Crime laws that look like they help us, actually play into the hands of the "dark" side.

Just so you know, my first reaction to the original post, as I was reading it was, "how the hell did the Nazi get in here?...." But I thought it was cool that he posted an honest posting even though it kind of disrupted our sunday tea party....

Thanks for your input and opinion.

Mike

sid: Hate and Hating and Correctness

nospam@example.com (sid) — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 22:40:03 -0800

i tend to sympathise..and even agree with your point of view in spite of being in support of the 'throw the nazi out' comment on LS. It makes sense that we should all be able to express ourselves as long as we do it in a lawful and possibly inoffensive manner. But there are too many shades of grey and too much gut instinct to have a black and white answer to the questions you raise.

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