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Old April 8th, 2008, 04:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePerfectHacker View Post
In American it sometimes seems that people have way too much freedom on what they want to say. I am of course talking about the Klu Klux Klan. First of all those guys hate: Jews, blacks, and gays. The problem with this type of hate is that it can escalade and turn into genocide. It has happened. And it may happen. It is okay for person to hate whoever they want, and okay for them to say negative things about them, that is the American way, but when you have an entire Klan on your side it can turn an entire nation against the hated group of people. Second a lot of their hatred is filled with lies. Again saying (almost anything) is the American way but when it is lies, especially lies which can bring destruction, should be censored.
I think the issue is not too much freedom (though I readily admit that there are many who should keep their mouths shut in the sense of being insulting). One of the rights that all people in the world at large have that they tend to forget is the right to not pay attention. Sometimes the best way to deal with someone insulting is to ignore them. (With the given example of the KKK, as individuals I think we should merely ignore their rhetoric. Obviously we shouldn't ignore them if they do something illegal.)

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