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To: Ed Current

Things you cannot criticize or question in America:

1) Minorities. 'Nuff said.
2) Darwin, true that.

But let's press a few buttons, shall we?

3) The Holocaust. It's "hate" to say that not exactly six million Jews died in the Holocaust. The figure of four million Jews estimated to have perished at Auschwicz has been dialed down to an estimated total of all persons (Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, etc.) killed at that camp of 1.5 million. But 6million - 2.5 million = 6million unless you want to go to jail in any European country or Canada. Merely questioning details will get you called a "Nazi!".

Of course, I'm eagerly awaiting my first denunciation for saying this.

4) Motivations for the US Civil War. You'd better say 'slavery' or you'll be in hot water.

5) Pre-WW2 US views about Adolf Hitler, Stalin, France, etc. Don't tell me you never wondered where Orwell got his inspiration?

6) American Communists. Come on! It was all a made up farce by McCarthy! There were no Commies in America! The Rosenbergs were VICTIMS!

But the facts say McCarthy was a hero. Just don't say so in public.

The list goes on. We talk about free speech and restrain it whenever we can.


21 posted on 12/27/2004 3:12:51 PM PST by PeterFinn (Liberals are a greater threat to the USA than are Islamofascists.)
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To: PeterFinn

You confuse ridicule with censorship.


24 posted on 12/27/2004 3:14:35 PM PST by Connie Cardullo
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To: PeterFinn
We talk about free speech and restrain it whenever we can.

This forum is free speech.
27 posted on 12/27/2004 3:17:51 PM PST by Connie Cardullo
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To: PeterFinn
Things you cannot criticize or question in America: 1) Minorities. 'Nuff said. 2) Darwin, true that.

I see... Then perhaps you could explain why I keep running into countless folks "questioning Darwin" all the time, all over the place?

Are you sure you know what you're talking about?

165 posted on 12/27/2004 6:13:46 PM PST by Ichneumon
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