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To: OWK
Is it moral, to compel a man to pay for the advancement of ideas he does not share or condone?

Yes, it is. Criminals are made to pay for the advancement of ideas that they do not share or condone. They are also made to pay for the advancement of ideas that they do condone but which society does not. You cannot have a society in which every individual's own moral code is the only rule that he follows. That, simply by definition, is not a society. It's just a bus full of people sharing no other relationship except being physically present in the same location. Any society (religious or civil) has overall characteristics and expectations to which members of society are expected to conform. Some of these expectations are general and those who don't fit are called eccentric. Some of them are absolute and those who don't fit in are called criminal or insane.
28 posted on 10/17/2001 6:22:50 AM PDT by aruanan
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To: aruanan
Criminals are made to pay for the advancement of ideas that they do not share or condone.

Criminals offer moral surrender of their claim to the protections afforded by inalienable rights, when they make the decision to violate the rights of others.

29 posted on 10/17/2001 6:26:24 AM PDT by OWK
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To: aruanan
"You cannot have a society in which every individual's own moral code is the only rule that he follows."

You just blew a wide, gaping hole in the side of the S.S. Libertarian, and she's taking on water fast.

33 posted on 10/17/2001 7:03:56 AM PDT by A2J
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