Re: Censorship is becoming ridiculous
The Real Bev <[email protected]>
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On 01/12/2021 09:24 AM, Rinaldi wrote:
> On 1/12/21 10:54 AM, 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.
The good kind is now called "classical liberalism".
> Perhaps the tolerance level has been reached or exceeded?
I think of it as "a liberal application of government power".
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Cheers, Bev
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