PS On McCarthyism

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PS On McCarthyism

Mark Eby — 4/20/2003 10:09:53 AM (archived)

There's a big difference between the government punishing you for saying something it doesn't like and the public doing it. The government doing it is an abbrogation of free speech. The public doing it is one form of free speech opposing another.

Regards,
Mark

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Stupid Hollywood Tricks - Mark Eby - 4/19/2003 4:10:17 PM
- Second Aspect Of Backlash - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 3:47:30 PM
  - Re: Celebrities - Raoul - 4/20/2003 4:20:46 PM
    - Most activist actors - ebnelson - 4/21/2003 12:50:35 PM
      - Hey Ed - Robert - 4/21/2003 4:59:47 PM
    - Nonsense - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 4:46:14 PM
      - Re: Sorry - Raoul - 4/20/2003 5:15:07 PM
        
        Just Plain Spoken - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 9:40:12 AM
        
        Re: even more.. - Raoul - 4/20/2003 10:05:44 AM
        
        OOPs - Mark Eby - 4/21/2003 3:36:27 PM
        
        Yes, Think A Little More Deeply - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 10:16:02 AM
        
        Re: Yes, Think A Little More Deeply - Raoul - 4/21/2003 7:30:19 PM
    - Re: Celebrities - gbaikie - 4/20/2003 9:36:26 AM
- Re: Stupid Hollywood Tricks - Tom Brosz - 4/19/2003 5:54:08 PM
  - For Robbins and Sarandon, - ebnelson - 4/20/2003 12:06:47 PM
    - An alternative view, by Mitch Albom - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 9:17:58 AM
      - Re: Petrofsky - p - 4/21/2003 9:29:06 AM
      - We ahve the right to ignore or listen to anyone we want to. - ebnelson - 4/20/2003 11:03:54 AM
        
        To have that right, first there must be an opportunity - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 11:13:54 AM
        
        Agreed, but there is public vs. private. - ebnelson - 4/20/2003 3:57:40 PM
      - Boycotts - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2003 10:08:31 AM
        
        Brings Up A Good Point - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 10:27:04 AM
      - Oh Yes We Do - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 9:54:44 AM
        
        Read it again. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 10:16:25 AM
        
        Library bias - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2003 1:31:36 PM
        
        Re: Library bias - Mary Anne - 4/21/2003 12:09:24 PM
        
        "chances are very good that only the most alert patron will notice." - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/21/2003 6:22:01 PM
        
        Re: Actually... - Mary Anne - 4/21/2003 12:35:57 PM
        
        The darker side of small towns... - Robert - 4/21/2003 5:19:34 PM
        
        Drat! Unmasked.... - Mary Anne - 4/21/2003 3:43:42 PM
        
        Re: Drat! Unmasked.... - Robert - 4/22/2003 6:52:27 PM
        
        Annotated Hansel and Gretel?? - Tom Brosz - 4/21/2003 5:08:33 PM
        
        Re: Library bias - Tom Brosz - 4/21/2003 4:00:41 PM
        
        That Depends - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 10:46:16 AM
        
        Re: That Depends - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 11:03:58 AM
        
        Difference Between Legal & Ethical - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 12:01:10 PM
        
        PS On McCarthyism - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 10:09:53 AM
        
        And one person using his or her public position to pre-empt public access would be... ?? n/t (n/t) - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 10:27:52 AM
  - Re: Freedom of speech - Raoul - 4/20/2003 11:30:47 AM
    - Newsflash - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 3:28:41 PM
  - I had fogotten about Dr Laura and the way her show was killed. - David F Mayer - 4/20/2003 11:05:48 AM
    - Re: If Dr. Laura had just decided to give advice to people who sought it... - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 6:30:46 PM
      - Works Both Ways - Mark Eby - 4/20/2003 10:00:09 AM
      - Re: Dr. Laura - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2003 9:49:55 AM
        
        Re: Dr. Laura - Mary Anne - 4/20/2003 10:50:51 AM
        
        Re: Your profession - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2003 1:35:23 PM
        
        People who design spacecraft are responsible for all the accidents involving spacecraft. - Mary Anne - 4/21/2003 11:24:50 AM

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