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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember when the ACLU represented the rights of neo-Nazis to march in Skokie?  I think the liberals had it right then and are getting it wrong now.  Censorship through other means is still censorship.[/quote]

So what alternative are you proposing? That the publisher be FORCED to publish the book by the governement? Really?

This question has been asked about 10 times on this thread and no one will answer. I wonder why.[/quote]

Still waiting. [/quote]

I suppose that this point illustrates that it is current society itself that I "fear" - it seems there are thought police afoot that are powerful enough to have real impact on what is presented in the media, arts, news (I felt the same way with the way that Disney/MMA actress was treated - anyone that actually read her tweet could tell it was NOT anti-Semitic). These are corporations making decisions based on money, which is within their rights, but the far-left is trying to erase any exposure to things that they don't agree with or could be construed as offensive. And the far-left are either embedded within these corporations or have the money to exert influence. It's just a "scary" circular effect that seems wrong and the train is moving so fast in this direction with tech and social media and the 24/7 news cycle.[/quote]

I would fear the thought police too. But the problem is [b]there is no such thing as the thought police[/b], only free people expressing their ideas and using their rights to live their lives as they see fit. The only way to fight this is to present better ideas on the marketplace of free ideas. [/quote]

It's the twitter mob, the modern day equivalent of the torches and pitchforks.  I'm sure the Dr. Seuss foundation saw it was either this or be burned to the ground.  [/quote]

Everyone has a right to free speech, even the "Twitter mob." That is why there is no "thought police". Do you agree?[/quote]

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