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Censorship is necessary for civilization. Those barbarians should have been placed in the stocks long ago, rather than given a podium on cable and later broadcast TV, lots of cash, and bootlickings from the Last Men who, when faced with matters of ultimate importance, can but giggle and point.


139 posted on 12/30/2005 6:07:12 AM PST by Dumb_Ox (Hoc ad delectationem stultorum scriptus est)
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To: Dumb_Ox

exactly.


144 posted on 12/30/2005 6:32:54 AM PST by balch3
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To: Dumb_Ox
Censorship is necessary for civilization. Those barbarians should have been placed in the stocks long ago, rather than given a podium on cable and later broadcast TV, lots of cash, and bootlickings from the Last Men who, when faced with matters of ultimate importance, can but giggle and point.

Well said, Torquemada. Here's why I disagree. Making fun of people who seek bleeding statues to worship is fine. Those people are not 'the average Christian'. They are fanatics. In small numbers, fanatics are amusing. In large numbers, they are dangerous.

Statements like yours, for instance, are interesting to ponder, but if it was the official position of my government, it would probably mean that I live in Iran. It's a nice sentiment, but I'll take my chances without the firm hand of government looking out for my spiritual well being. Fanatics may growl at the occasional 'Emepror's got no clothes' moment that South Park brings (like the scientology episode), but let em. If their faith is so weak that they can't tolerate teasing, and they want to impose limits on what we can say, then they probably need to be teased some more.

148 posted on 12/30/2005 6:46:21 AM PST by Steel Wolf (If the Founders had wanted the President to be spying on our phone calls, they would have said so!)
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To: Dumb_Ox
Censorship is necessary for civilization.

You sure are living up to your username. Where am I? GoosestepUnderground.com? Geesh.

151 posted on 12/30/2005 6:54:26 AM PST by smith288 (Peace at all cost makes for tyranny free of charge...)
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To: Dumb_Ox
Censorship is necessary for civilization.

This is a site for conservatives, not authoritarian bootlickers of such craven character that they have to turn the world into a padded room lest they have to take personal responsibility for their own lives.

Perhaps you took a wrong turn at the last URL? http://www.democraticunderground.com/ seems like it might be more your speed.

202 posted on 12/30/2005 11:45:21 AM PST by tortoise (All these moments lost in time, like tears in the rain.)
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