At 11:51 AM 2/23/2003, Rich Kulawiec wrote:
>They do not seem to have grasped yet that the largest threat to online
>free speech is spam and that therefore spammers and their supporters are
>the mortal enemy of everyone who values online free speech.
I'm sorry, but I see this as contradictory. Some might argue that spam
is "free speech". You want "free speech" on the Internet EXCEPT for those
whose messages you don't want to see???
I was in college in the late 1960s. There was a "free speech"
demonstration after a professor was fired over something he said. During
this, an anti-war activist stood up and said Army recruiters should not be
allowed on campus. He was shouted down by those who said this was a "free
speech" demonstration, so why should the Army recruiters be denied
theirs? They had a point.
"Free speech" must be applied to all, whether you agree with them or not.
...Bob
PS - I am not defending spammers here. I am only attempting to point out a
flaw in this logic.
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