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To: ThinkDifferent
Correct. Just like I'm not pro-racist but I am pro-free speech.

It would not be immoral to suppress racist speech, but it might be imprudent.

Racist speech is immoral, just as murder is immoral. However, for prudential reasons, we tolerate this evil because we, as a society, judge the cost to society of supressing this evil to be greater than the evil itself.

One cost of this approach, however, is the promulgation of indifferentism throughout society regarding evil speech. "Hey, I can say whatever I want!"

50 posted on 03/19/2003 8:38:17 AM PST by Aquinasfan
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To: Aquinasfan
It would not be immoral to suppress racist speech

We have a fundamental disagreement on this.

51 posted on 03/19/2003 8:41:38 AM PST by ThinkDifferent (tick...tick...tick...)
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To: Aquinasfan
I support sodomy laws when applied to everyone, but I think this Texas law is unconstitutional. For instance,
Cunnilingus:
Between man and woman is OK, but between woman and woman is Not OK.

Fellatio:
Between man and woman is OK, but between man and man is Not OK.

Anal Intercourse:
Between man and woman is OK, but between man and man is Not OK.

Where is the “equal protection under the law?”

I predict that the Supreme Court will strike down this law.

62 posted on 03/19/2003 9:04:16 AM PST by george wythe
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