The article was a nice read.. I personally do not believe in censorship.. what is the point in having free speech if it is regulated in any way...
coming back to Orwellian big brother schemes of utter and absolute authoritan control over expression of any kind, that is where i see this trend leading...
i think \\\"impressionable young minds\\\" is right up there with fascist hogwash with \\\"national security\\\". What separates man from animals is the gift of reason. It is to be nurtured and not stifled.
RE:Thought Police??
by Saurav Mohapatra on Jul 04, 2005 08:28 AM Permalink
@ french words that was not in correct french... :) nor was it intended to be...
for details watch the South Park movie... watch out for the bit where Stan goes "political and stuff"
i missed a "t" though... in libertie.
@politically correct
my comment was not about quitting smoking or not, but about whether the government has any right to dictate what choices people take in utterly personal matters...
i still believe most of the democratic constitutions in the world separate for example, religious institutions from the state for this very reason...
RE:Thought Police??
by blokes on Jun 29, 2005 07:24 AM Permalink
get ur french right- vive LA liberte et LA resistance- anyways, rather than spouting politically correct ideas that sound cool, get real and quit smoking.