Re: Censorship is becoming ridiculous

On 1/12/21 10:41 AM, Sjouke Burry wrote:
> On 12.01.21 17:54, Ken Springer wrote:
>> 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.
>>
>>
> Ah....yes. We should tolerate more Capitol attacks!!
> 
> Keep a generous stock of tea and biscuits ready for them
> when they turn up again....!

And let's ignore the similar riots in Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, 
Denver, Chicago, and probably some other places I haven't heard of.

Peaceful protests and marches are OK with me.  How many people attended 
Marting Luther King's march in Washington DC years ago?

But when participants resort to burning, stealing, and other types of 
violence, that's not acceptable.


-- 
Ken
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