Re: Censorship is becoming ridiculous

Ken Springer <[email protected]>
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On 1/12/21 7:33 AM, Hartdonor wrote:
> I believe in Liberty. Libertarianism and classical liberalism are pretty
> cool things.

Libertarianism sounds good on paper, but it can lead to situations such 
as described in the following famous quioe.

> First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a socialist.
> Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a trade 
> unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—Because I was not a Jew. 
> Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Niem%C3%B6ller

Sometimes you have to be your Brother's Keeper, both  as individuals and 
as a group.

liberalism | ˈlib(ə)rəˌlizəm |
noun
the holding of liberal views: one of the basic tenets of liberalism is 
tolerance | the shift from liberalism to radicalism.

New Oxford American Dictionary

Unfortunately, today's liberalism seems to be moving away from tolerance.


-- 
Ken
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