I really like this guy

[giza]

Commentary: Minutemen have a right to be idiotic

I won't quote the entire thing here, but the author makes a case for a view I happen to share, which is that hate speech should be fought with more speech, not censorship.

Those of you who have been on the net long enough to remember Ernst Zundel and the Jewish group that tried to have his website taken down will know why it can be very difficult to censor some kinds of speech. (And yes, I still think Ernst is a whackjob)

Comments

[giza.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I saw that story from Slashdot the other day.

My understanding is that the defendent crossed the line. She went from saying, "this person ripped me off" to "this person is a scam artist and rips people off". The second is a much different accusation to be made there.

And not showing up for the trial was kinda foolish, too. :-/

[zeeth_kyrah]

Doesn't help when you've been sent out of state because your home got flooded.

[giza.livejournal.com]

True that. But it would be an excellent basis for asking for a continuance.

[simbab.livejournal.com]

This has got to be my favorite part of that article:

It's not my posse who has been known to hurl accusations of racism at one another whenever they have a spat and who prowl the U.S.-Mexico border chasing Mexicans -- admittedly, not an easy thing to do when you're carrying a lawn-chair and a cooler of beer.

Reminds me of "The Daily Show" coverage of some Minutemen on the northern border--basically a guy with a lawn-chair and a cooler of beer.

[xydexx.livejournal.com]

Absolutely. Well said.