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Re: CHAT: OFF: RANT: OFFENSIVE: TAN: CHAT: Re: Ebonic Christmas

From:Mia <tuozin@...>
Date:Thursday, January 13, 2000, 18:39
Patrick Dunn wrote:

> > buzz buzz buzz. Can the right even *think* without buzzwords? >
Hey, now... I am pretty much on the right, and I manage to hardly ever use buzzwords.
> Let's be bright enough, if we can, to draw a distinction between *legal > rights of free speech* and being an asshole. I have a right to say > whatever I like as long as it's not libelous or slanderous, and as long as > it does not directly endanger anyone. In other words, I have an absolute > legal right to be a complete asshole. I *furthermore* have the right to > point out when other people have been complete assholes, and ask that they > apologize. > > We're not ammending the constitution here -- we're just saying > that the poem was offensive.
Agreed. Rude is rude, even on the right. -- Mia Soderquist (tuozin@dmv.com) http://www.crosswinds.net/~ratnow/ http://www.angelfire.com/de/siidmak/ (Moving soon. I hate pop-ups.)