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At various times in history the ACLU has defended the KKK. I see no problem with defending freedom of horrible people. Both from an ethical standpoint, and fr
by jlgreco 13y ago
At various times in history the ACLU has defended the KKK.
I see no problem with defending freedom of horrible people. Both from an ethical standpoint, and from a pragmatic standpoint (I would rather those people communicate in a way that has some visibility/oversight. You are not going to stop them, only push them underground; I think most would agree that would be a bad thing.)
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoAt various times in history the ACLU has defended the KKK. Yes, and? If you actually believe in free speech, calling someone a Horrible Person is not a disguised argument for shutting them down. 4chan is full of really horrible people. Sometimes I am one of them. This doesn't mean they should be shut down by the government or something. However, it also doesn't mean they're Glorious Heroes Fighting For Righteousness.
- indlebe 13y agoI think that less people would have problems with your comment if you stated that you were an oldfriend right off the bat.
- mhurron 13y agoFile: 0000000.png-(327 KB, 187×155, donald-sutherland-body-snatchers.jpg) > oldfriend Hey wait a minute ... CENSORSHIP
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoBut I'm not an oldfriend. I've only been making intermittent visits to 4chan for a couple of years now.
- jlgreco 13y ago> However, it also doesn't mean they're Glorious Heroes Fighting For Righteousness. Who is arguing that?
- eli_gottlieb 13y agoSeemingly everyone here who claims, against all evidence, that 4chan has a good moral character. Now surely everyone is going to yell that they're just protecting their beloved web from censorship. However, since I never proposed censorship, that means most of them are arguing against the evil, censorious Congressman in their own heads, rather than against anything I actually said.