Again I ask: How far?
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Ted Dinwiddie
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Again I ask: How far?
ted
"There's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - P.J. O'Rourke
"There's only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - P.J. O'Rourke
As far as we let them... remember in 1984 it was the constant threats and duties of wartime that kept the people infatuated with Big Brother. So much emphasis on following orders, doing what you're told, supporting the administration in any measure necessary to defeat terrorism these days. Eventually we may lose enough of the freedoms we're trying to protect that we'll end up like that village in 'nam that they had to destroy to save.
--Ian
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Akil Todd Harvey
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We folks have the freedom of speech,
But in these times of war (undeclared as far as I can tell) we must watch what we say......(leading me to wonder if we really have any such freedom)......
Perhaps it should be....freedom of speech to say what the govt and large corporate media conglomerates can agree to.....
Peace,
ATH
But in these times of war (undeclared as far as I can tell) we must watch what we say......(leading me to wonder if we really have any such freedom)......
Perhaps it should be....freedom of speech to say what the govt and large corporate media conglomerates can agree to.....
Peace,
ATH
Seek knowledge from cradle to grave
Sounds like freedom of speech in China. There one had the freedom to support state ideas, but not to oppose them (paraphrasing a quote--can't find the book at the moment, but it was a state spokesperson). If that's what we come to fighting for our culture, well, there ain't nothing left to fight for.
--Ian
