http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.net/blog/2007/04/09/unhrc-did-what/ I loved him for nothing so much as his flocci-nauci-nihili-pili-fication of blogging Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:05:12 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.net/blog/2007/04/09/unhrc-did-what/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Darin Fri, 13 Apr 2007 22:05:12 +0000 http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.net/blog/2007/04/09/unhrc-did-what/#comment-8 For me, it comes down to my belief that we should only ban something when it is necessary to maintain a functioning society. I don't think that hate speech meet that criterion. Many may not like it, but our fundamental rights are not subject to the democratic process. For me, it comes down to my belief that we should only ban something when it is necessary to maintain a functioning society. I don’t think that hate speech meet that criterion. Many may not like it, but our fundamental rights are not subject to the democratic process.

]]> http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.net/blog/2007/04/09/unhrc-did-what/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Ceinwen Fri, 13 Apr 2007 11:06:28 +0000 http://www.floccinaucinihilipilification.net/blog/2007/04/09/unhrc-did-what/#comment-7 I am pretty ambivalent about this one: on the one hand, religious and racial hate speeches are so abhorent, what good can possibly be done by allowing them and discussing their content? surely that is just condoning the ideas and sending a message that that kind of thinking, that hatred, is valid and SANE. on the other hand, who are we, who is anyone to say what is right, what is GOOD and what is evil? who decides what is sane and what is insane? i think i'd rather think about zombies, actually. I am pretty ambivalent about this one: on the one hand, religious and racial hate speeches are so abhorent, what good can possibly be done by allowing them and discussing their content? surely that is just condoning the ideas and sending a message that that kind of thinking, that hatred, is valid and SANE. on the other hand, who are we, who is anyone to say what is right, what is GOOD and what is evil? who decides what is sane and what is insane?
i think i’d rather think about zombies, actually.

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