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Thread #85532   Message #1584936
Posted By: frogprince
17-Oct-05 - 06:53 PM
Thread Name: BS: Freedom of speech- Unless we disagree
Subject: RE: BS: Freedom of speech- Unless we disagree
But, L.Hawk, any modern American has grown up with decades of perspective on the history and legacy of German Nazism. I can't disagree with saying that a modern Nazi has to be a sadly lost soul. But you're talking sickness so profound and malevelent that I have a hard time feeling much differently toward them than toward a rabid dog.
I still struggle with the decision on the Skokie march and similar instances. It is one thing to say that everyone has the right to express their views. But these people are satisfied with nothing less than inflicting major anguish on the victims of their hatred; it was trasnparently obvious that was their primary reason for locating the march where they did.